So many things to celebrate in October! Mole day was Thursday the 23rd so I got to introduce my students to Mole Day on Friday. I made myself a shirt with washable markers, so it is already but a dim memory... *sniff*
We had Mole snacks... Guaca-Mole and Donut Moles. And we told mole jokes. It was fun to introduce a new batch of budding scientists to the happiest day of the year... another generation of science nerds... ha! One of them said he could only find two mole jokes that were even remotely funny. Really!? How is "What kind of fruit is Avagadro's favorite?- WaterMolens!" or "How would you describe a stinky chemist?- Mole-oderous!" not absolutely hilarious?? Kids these days.
The girls and I built a little cabin out of sticks in the back yard. It was so nice out. And I was feeling lazy.
Sunday our potluck came over for a wiener roast. Bob was using a rope and a chunk of block to get dead limbs out of the cotton wood before people showed up. It didn't look very safe to me.
The girls have no idea what's coming...
The long line of kids chairs.
We built the fire on the garden... Mom brought us some straw bales from the farm.
We may not have many outside toys, but we have bricks!
The weather was gorgeous! So perfect for being outside around a fire. And the International Space Station flew over- which is always cool, but it was super bright that night. The company was pretty fabulous too, as always!
Little miss and I built a straw fort the next day. I was very sad I really don't fit in a one bale wide fort anymore...
I think I'm having fun...
So I am not one of those super moms who take their kids to pumpkin patches and orchards... we were at dollar tree and she got to bring home a plastic pumpkin. She was very serious about painting it.
On Wednesday we went to the farm for combine rides. Cecily was not sure she wanted to ride the combine. "I will go to the house with Grandma." We got to the point of "I will go on the combine with Grandma and Grandpa will go in the back." Hehe. She went with Grandpa and Grandma, and then stayed on and rode with me. Dad even let me drive a little bit. I hadn't driven the latest model yet... always a little bit scary, although there wasn't anything to hit in that field.
Amber and Kaleigh came for supper on Thursday. It was good to see them again and hang out for a little bit. Cecily pretty much insisted that Kaleigh play with her the entire evening. And it took her a long time to settle down that night.
Somebody is getting better at sitting by herself. She's pretty proud of it too. Hopefully this means she's passed this growth/development spurt and will start sleeping again at night. I would like that very much.
Elsa (of course-"I will wear my Elsa dress."), the chubby cheerleader, and I walked to a few of the neighbors to "take-a-treat." It's hardly dressing up if you wear it every day... It was cold. And then we went home and the door bell rang maybe five more times. Cecily had a great time waiting for people to come. "Who is coming to my house?"
Blessings.
1 comment:
I love reading your updates. :) And for the record, the ONLY way I take my kids to any pumpkin patch, orchard, etc. is if Greg goes with me. :D The wiener roast was so much fun at your house...I had to show Max pictures of the ISS after we left. He was not quite as impressed at it as I was. :)
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