All year long, I have been looking forward to summer... to having time to swim, have kids over to play, go to the library.... to live the life of leisure. So far, our summer is not at all that way. Parker broke his hand about a week before school got out and is in a cast. Out of a desire to not torture him anymore, we have all avoided swimming until he gets out (tomorrow.. yippie!) Beyond that we have been really busy with a kitchen remodel (pictures will post as soon as the darn thing gets finished), and tomorrow kicks off our summer trip extravaganza. Parker is going to Cali for 2 weeks, Maegan is going to Utah for 1 week, then to Cali for 1 week, then both are coming back and were going to Tennessee for about 1 week. We will be home for about 1 1/2 weeks, then to Texas for about 2 1/2 weeks. By then it will be just a couple weeks before school starts, and back to the grind. It should be a whirlwind of fun!!
Maegan is going to Utah to visit Lindsey for the first of her many trips this summer. They are going to hike, play tennis, see SLC, go to a pottery class, and do girlie things galore. So yesterday, Maegan said, "Mom, I am so excited to go see Aunt Lindsey. We are going to have so much fun! Plus, it will be kind of like a drill for her to help her learn how to take care of kids."
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Chillin' in the Park
One of the first things I noticed about Columbia was all of the wonderful parks. It is continuing to be one of my joys of living here. Another joy.... can't wait for the awesome camera I will be getting soon. That way I can capture the action for jumping from a swing WITH hang time!!
Who knows, anyway?
Maegan tackled a non-fiction book report at the end of her second grade year. She decided to do it on the Twin Towers. She wrote and illustrated a book. She also created a clay sculpture that was mounted to a scene she designed. It was quite good! So the set-up was that all the kids had these buttons that they made on their desks. The adults walked around, pushed the button of the report they wanted, kid presented, and then it was open question time. I asked her a few questions, which she was of course able to answer well after her extensive research. Then I asked, "So what did people do inside the Twin Towers?" She replied in a voice loaded with conspiracy, "Well, it was probably office work because they had a lot of desks. But nobody REALLY knows what they did in there. And we can't find out now because their dead." I about choked. Isn't it funny that something that might be so offensive out of an adult's mouth is so cute from a child?
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