Thursday: not much

Not much of note happened today.  I thought I was winning the war on the ants only to find a whole bunch more.  (Side note: yesterday I saw one ant carrying a comrade away from the battlefield.  While I gave him props for trying, I still killed him.)  Isaac and I had a disagreement about whether or not he could close the dryer door while I was putting clothes in.  We had grilled cheese and tomato soup for dinner even though the weather is warming up and the meal doesn't seem appropriate.

Wednesday: last day

Today was my last day of teaching for the semester.  I really enjoyed the class...hopefully they learned something too. :)

But that meant that it was also Isaac's last time with the babysitter.  It was interesting to watch their relationship progress over the semester.  At first I'd come in and Isaac would crawl to me and hug me with huge hugs.  Then the last few times the babysitter would leave and Isaac would go follow her, not wanting her to leave.

He looks really sad in this picture, but he really just wanted down.  We can pretend he was so sad that it was the last day though.

She gave Isaac a really nice little gift.  I wonder if we should have given her something?  Oh well.

Hmm, this part of the gift wasn't so little.

Anyway, the experience seemed to be really good for Isaac and I'm glad about that.  I felt a little teary though...how am I going to handle it when he has to leave teachers in school??

Tuesday: groceries

Getting groceries is always nice because it provides Isaac and I a reason to get out of the house.  On top of that, when we get home it provides Isaac with a bunch of new toys if I'm slow in getting some of the food put away.

Today he took several things out of the bags, opened a bag of those plastic over-diaper things, and opened a box of oatmeal.  I enjoyed sitting and reading during this time.

Monday: critter barn

Today was pleasantly warm, so Isaac and I decided to explore the Critter Barn.  I came away quite impressed.

The first thing we saw was the chicken coop.  We probably stayed there for about thirty minutes, going inside and then outside and back again.  They had a few other chicken coops around; we looked at all of them.

And goats!  Between the chickens and the goats, it almost felt like we were visiting Nathan and Liz.

There was also a turkey that followed us around, rabbits, chicks, cats, pigs, ducks, and sheep.  There was a petting area.  Isaac was exhausted from having so much fun and fell asleep on the way home.  I think we'll be back.

Sunday: waging war

I am waging war on the little dumb ants that seem to be invading my house.

Unless they're willing to sign a contract saying when and where they may go I will kill them.  They should give up now; there is no hope.

I keep thinking that I've won and then find them in a new place.  Today I found them under the welcome mat by the front door.  I don't even know what they found there that was food...there was dirt, but it's not like we eat near there.  Then I went to get the swiffer and THERE WAS ONE ON MY SWIFFER.  It was humiliating.

Saturday: quack

Isaac has a few words right now, although not many.  Mama and Dada come out regularly and they are directed toward Ben and I, but I also feel like the sounds come out during his babbling too.

But the last few days I've recognized a distinct sound that only comes when birds (usually ducks, but not always) are seen.  It sounds like a quack but kind of starts with a b.  But it has that quacking sound to it that you're 'supposed' to use when you say it.

Isaac and I practiced quacking a ton when he was really small and only got a duck as a bathtub toy.  I thought that after quacking that much it should be his first word.  And I was sort of correct.

(Side note: he probably has some other words too, but it sure can be hard to pick them out!  There might be something for cats and balls.)

Friday: more lake pictures

I took some pictures of the lake today.  It only sprinkled today and the lake level didn't seem to change much.

In this one, you can see some stakes across the way.  What you can barely see is the very tip-top of one of the stakes in the water.  The one that you can barely see (and the one that you can't see) formed a rectangle and marked the edge of the lake.

Here's our fake bird; I don't know why it is there, but maybe to keep fish away from the drain?.  Someone put it there at the beginning of the summer last year and our neighbors didn't take it down.

Here it was last August...

Hmm, it's looking a different direction.  I wonder why.

Ben and I also went on a date!  It was nice; it had been a while since we went out.