TGIF

Oh thank goodness for an upcoming weekend. With the house (I hope) off the market, we shouldn't have as much work to do this weekend. Hopefully we can move before the leaf clean-up begins in earnest!

We worked hard this week to make today an easy one, and since it was a dreary day, I suggested a trip to the video store for some viewing material to watch this afternoon (in between house showings). J decided that she wanted to go to Recreation Station in Washington. She reminded me that I told the girls that we could go there some rainy day...trust her to remember THAT, but not to wear underwear on a regular basis. It's a pretty nice indoor play area in Washington. We have gone twice...both times free weekends. I called this AM to check prices: $7.00/each for kids and $3.00 for adults...BUT children MUST be accompanied by an adult! J went off the deep end when I told her we couldn't afford to pay that much for an hour's worth of play time, no matter how nice the play area. She was grumpy the rest of the AM and I had to prod her to finish her school work.

Luckily Daddy called after lunch to see how my noon time showing went, and suggested taking the girls to Burger King for lunch and to play. Although I really dislike taking them to "Fomite Land", it did the trick - both girls were happy. That is, until L, who was kid watching, fell off her chair and landed on her head on the tiles. She was perfectly fine, and some very nice gentleman bought her a new hamburger since it went flying and landed on the tiles too.

J is now happily playing phonics games on Starfall...great site for pre-readers and beginners. We have started reading some phonics books my Mom gave me and doing Starfall on Fridays...breaks up the tedium. She also wrote a poem today, inspired by Theme In Yellow by Carl Sandburg.

Theme In Green

-JM

I am sweet and children eat me.

I am called sugar snap peas.

I grow in a pod

Like a Luna moth in a cocoon.

I hang from a vine

People pick me.

I'm a delicious dish for dinner.

That's it from the hill...happy weekend to all!
T

KidWash - Rest in Pieces

After three summers of entertaining hordes of children, at 5:16 today, the KidWash washed its last kid. I had to hold it up while the girls played today, then I promptly bundled the bits into a garbage bag (trash day in the AM). Sort of symbolic of the end of summer, don't you think? I will fashion a new one for next year. Put your orders in now!
T

Life is Like a Book!

We checked the book, "Laura Charlotte", written by Kathryn O. Galbraith, out of the library this week. It is a very sweet story, and is very similar to our true life story out here on the hill!

The book is about a grey, stuffed elephant that is made for a little girl's 5th birthday by her Grandmother. The girl names it Charlotte, and after many years of playing with it, she puts the elephant into storage. Eventually, Charlotte is given to her own daughter, Laura Charlotte, and becomes HER favorite play thing.

This reminded J (who is 5) of one of her favorite stuffed toys, a grey, stuffed elephant, made for me by my Grandma!



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Ink Spots

Well, N, now I have ink problems of my own! L found an ink pen and decided to decorate her legs. (Click on the picture for a better view of her artwork.)

J keeps asking "Why L? Why did you write on yourself?" I answer for her: "She's 2!"

Nuff said.

T