What Do You Do On Weekends?

[fionas]

DP is a shiftworker and until recently was barely home on weekends. I've now banned him from taking extra jobs on weekend and it's FANTASTIC.

We've taken to having a bit of a country drive and a pub lunch - we've done Kyneton and today we did Yarra Glen. Last weekend we went to the Collingwood CHildren's Farm Farmers Market.

I'm a bit like a kid in a lolly shop but we're trying to decide what to do tomorrow. Thinking of going to Caulfield on a bagel hunt.

What do your weekends look like?

[Muffy]

not as adventurous as that!!!!
Tomorrow?? hmm i will probably take logan to the local park for a bit of a play and thats it!!

[Lulu]

I check out the Herald Scum for weekend markets, then go if its close enough!

[Tinks]

I work

[Bathsheba]

I'm a bit selfish and tend to seize a bit of "me time" on the weekends as i am at home with the kids Mon-Fri. DH prefers to potter around the house on the weekends too because he spends all week out at work (in the city)... so it's kinda like we are at odds. On a typical weekend;

Saturday morning I get up early and go out for breakfast by myself, usually in the city. Then I do a bit of shopping, or go for acupuncture or see a movie. I also usually head to a bookshop, usually Borders where you can have a coffee and read in a comfy chair for long periods. I get home at about 2pm... later if I have to do lots of extra shopping. Often I will do the grocery shopping and DH will pick me up... at about 5pm. Then I will tidy up the house while DH cooks dinner. In the warmer months I might also spend the afternoon in the garden.

Sunday: Sometimes I go to church... sometimes I help DH take the kids to their sport activities. Sometimes we'll go to a park or go for a family walk. DD might have friends over so we'll try to socialise with them a bit too. Ideally I will get a bit of time alone in the house to do some sewing or needlework or just tidy up... DH might take the kids to the hardware store. I'll stay home and put on some music and potter myself without my boys wanting to be involved or making it hard.

We tend not to do long family drives anymore... the kids get ansty in the car. Although we went away last weekend to East Gippsland that's a rarity. Maybe when we buy a bigger car (planned for the end of the year) we'll get back to doing that.

From Sept - Mar. DD Does Little Athletics which takes a big chunk out of our weekends too.

[Ginger]

fionas- you should drive out to Olinda next weekend and go to the Pig and Whistle for lunch, that's a great pub for weekend lunch, you'll love it

we usually do the shopping/cleaning on a sat morning, then head to the bakery on the way home, then light a toasty fire and watch the footy.

sundays we try to get out and do something- last sunday we took the kids to the new maze at Sky High. ds1 had a ball running around

[fionas]

Before I forget, there's a website called White Hat that covers things to do in Melbourne. It's very community-oriented and it's not-for-profit and has some great ideas. Pretty daggy website but they also have a newsletter that you can subscribe to that they send to you on Friday arvos - it's a bit quirky but good.

Bath- your weekends sound absolutely divine. I'm often in Borders too on the weekend - we may have sat next to each other!

Rainforest - thanks for the Olinda and Pig & Whistle tip, I'll put it on the list!

Must say all these country drives are setting me off on another 'let's have a treechange' obsession. I think it's something to do with winter too - always makes me want to be in a big country house, next to a log fire and watching DD run around a big backyard rugged up to within an inch of her life then coming in to eat a hearty stew.