It’s 100° today.
We got up early to feed the kids breakfast and mow the lawn. I got the gardens tidied a bit while Zane and Ryan made a mason bee house. Then we all retreated into the house to hide from the heat. (Did you hear about the heat? It’s wicked hot outside. Just look at all the car thermometer photos your friends are posting on facebook, it’s that freaking hot. Don’t bother to go outside, just read your twitter feed. Your friends will all let you know, it’s crazy hot out. It’s soo hot...)
Ryan and Zane were on a making stuff kick so they made a plaster volcano and painted it. Later today once the paint dries well add the baking soda and vinegar and make a mess in the kitchen. It’s a good day for kitchen messes.
And yesterday was Ferris’s birthday party.
It was a lovely, small, and family centric gathering. We played inside and drank coffee with our cupcakes and ice cream. After the party was over, and Ferris passed out from all the excitement, Nana & Uncle John read stories to Zane. Then the four remaining grownups played some Settlers of Catan and ate Chinese food.
It was a really good day.
I’m starting to sound all modern era hippie mom, but I really feel fortunate. We have fantastic family and friends. We are surrounded by folks who care about us and support our wacky adventures. The kids are healthy, hale, and hearty, not to mention deviously clever. We have a good life full of modern era conveniences (like the internet, so we’ll know what the weather is doing. And plumbing. I can not tell you how much I dig indoor plumbing.)
It’s almost 2 o’clock everyone is going down for naps and all my chores for the weekend are done. So I think I’ll unplug for a while, hide in the air conditioning, and read a bit of my book.
We got up early to feed the kids breakfast and mow the lawn. I got the gardens tidied a bit while Zane and Ryan made a mason bee house. Then we all retreated into the house to hide from the heat. (Did you hear about the heat? It’s wicked hot outside. Just look at all the car thermometer photos your friends are posting on facebook, it’s that freaking hot. Don’t bother to go outside, just read your twitter feed. Your friends will all let you know, it’s crazy hot out. It’s soo hot...)
Ryan and Zane were on a making stuff kick so they made a plaster volcano and painted it. Later today once the paint dries well add the baking soda and vinegar and make a mess in the kitchen. It’s a good day for kitchen messes.
And yesterday was Ferris’s birthday party.
It was a lovely, small, and family centric gathering. We played inside and drank coffee with our cupcakes and ice cream. After the party was over, and Ferris passed out from all the excitement, Nana & Uncle John read stories to Zane. Then the four remaining grownups played some Settlers of Catan and ate Chinese food.
It was a really good day.
I’m starting to sound all modern era hippie mom, but I really feel fortunate. We have fantastic family and friends. We are surrounded by folks who care about us and support our wacky adventures. The kids are healthy, hale, and hearty, not to mention deviously clever. We have a good life full of modern era conveniences (like the internet, so we’ll know what the weather is doing. And plumbing. I can not tell you how much I dig indoor plumbing.)
It’s almost 2 o’clock everyone is going down for naps and all my chores for the weekend are done. So I think I’ll unplug for a while, hide in the air conditioning, and read a bit of my book.