Today was full. After staying up half the night to mess with my blog, I woke up early this morning and didn't feel a bit tired. Strange. I had to force myself to go to sleep last night, and I laid in bed this morning for a half hour trying to go back to sleep before I decided it was no use. So I got up.
A trip to Wal*Mart (found a few learning materials, bought a couple of baskets, a wood carving set and whittling blocks for our upcoming unit on printing, got some more stuff for homemade pop) then a trip to the library, and then home, where I did some organizing and staining while Bohemian worked on the lawn. And that's a lot of work.
The kids watched an old Walt Disney video about birds...can't remember what it was called, but it was a special feature on The Rescuers. I stained the oak leaf carvings above the door, which was Monet's idea (of course), so he got to stain a few things, too. Looks nice. I'll post a photo when I can get the pics off of my digital camera.
Our tiger kitty had kittens in the barn, so Monet and Sweetheart spent a good part of the morning in the loft playing with the kittens. At one point, Sweetheart came in to inform me that Monet had fallen asleep in the loft with a kitten in his arms. :-)
The boys cleaned out the van and cleaned the windows. Afterwards Edison rode his bike to Richard and Penny's, and then Richard brought him home. Edison was in a really good mood and was very helpful. He even made the comment that when the house is messy, it "drives him nuts." He's been doing a lot of reading lately, too. I hope to interview him (maybe tomorrow?) about all of the books he's been reading.
I looked at the Rainbow Resource Center catalog today, the one that I picked up from the homeschool meeting. Wow! I know what my kids are getting for Christmas this year! I was so inspired! Cool stuff.
When we were in the car on the way home from the grocery store, the chocolate cupcakes that Sweetheart picked out went crashing to the floor of the van. It was kind of Edison's fault because he put them in a precarious place. A couple of people were giving Edison a hard time, but then Monet said, "Well, they still are what they are." Very good observation, indeed.
Bohemian and I spent the evening staining and polying the stair railing, window casings and windowsills. We'll be having a family gathering next month, so that has kind of lit a fire under our tails to get stuff done.
Bard is still in Chicago...or did I mention that before? She's spending two weeks nannying and helping my sister-in-law, who is a midwife in the Chicago area, because she has a lot of ladies due right now and a one year old who doesn't care to share his mother. My SIL has so graciously agreed to pay Bard her first month's China payment in return for her help. I miss Bard a great deal. She's a wonderful helper and a good companion. But it has also been nice to take this opportunity to try to train my sons to be keepers of a home, too.
The Baby is begging to nurse, so I'm going to sign off. There's so much more I want to say. Maybe I'll blog again tonight after she falls asleep. Until then...
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