This morning my dream finished right before I woke up. We (my group of adventurers and I) were getting on our flying carpets after our mission when Joshua cried that he was awake.
It was so odd to wake up and feel a sense of completion. Usually I'm happy to get out of a bad dream or sad to get out of a happy one.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
Monday: when we're home...
Today we stayed home for most of the day. (We went to the gym, but that was in the early evening.) I couldn't think of any errands that really needed to be done and it was rather cold out.
Isaac worked on a kite for the kitchen. He made it yesterday during quiet time, but it still needed tape. Green tape (scotch) and yellow tape (double sided). Then it needed strong tape (masking). Then it needed really strong tape (packing). He also told me I could add some stickers if I wanted to.
It also took him forever to get dressed. I'm not always sure what he does, but it can be nice. He was asking for quiet time all morning...we just put some new toys in his quiet time drawer and apparently they're a hit. (The quiet times for Friday-Sunday all lasted about twice as long as normal.)
Joshua was acting a bit weird today. He wanted to read on the floor of his bedroom with his quilt over him and the cedar chest runner over me. That would have been fine. But then after a page or two something would be wrong so he'd get up and deal with it. But then he'd need the quilt back on... It was funny at first and then got annoying.
Lastly, this week is V week for Isaac. There aren't a lot of things to bring that start with V. We have a website that we look at that is pretty good and he really wanted to bring a Venn Diagram. Not having any handy, we made one. I'm pretty sure it is a glimpse of things to come, as it felt oddly like a school assignment. It was a pretty cool thing to do with stickers though...I'd recommend it as an activity.
Isaac worked on a kite for the kitchen. He made it yesterday during quiet time, but it still needed tape. Green tape (scotch) and yellow tape (double sided). Then it needed strong tape (masking). Then it needed really strong tape (packing). He also told me I could add some stickers if I wanted to.
It also took him forever to get dressed. I'm not always sure what he does, but it can be nice. He was asking for quiet time all morning...we just put some new toys in his quiet time drawer and apparently they're a hit. (The quiet times for Friday-Sunday all lasted about twice as long as normal.)
Joshua was acting a bit weird today. He wanted to read on the floor of his bedroom with his quilt over him and the cedar chest runner over me. That would have been fine. But then after a page or two something would be wrong so he'd get up and deal with it. But then he'd need the quilt back on... It was funny at first and then got annoying.
Lastly, this week is V week for Isaac. There aren't a lot of things to bring that start with V. We have a website that we look at that is pretty good and he really wanted to bring a Venn Diagram. Not having any handy, we made one. I'm pretty sure it is a glimpse of things to come, as it felt oddly like a school assignment. It was a pretty cool thing to do with stickers though...I'd recommend it as an activity.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Sunday: a busy day
Today was fun, but busy. We had Life Group at our house and then after nap time meet up with Ben's family for bowling.
Life group: the discussion was interesting. The chapters we read were about being passionate (about doing justice) and being deeply committed to a ...cause, for better lack of a word. We all realized that while we want to be passionate about God's work, we're doing a pretty bad job at it.
Bowling: It was Joshua's first time. He did really well for eight frames and then he was done.
Isaac got to do more all by himself, although an adult was usually nearby. He loved it.
Life group: the discussion was interesting. The chapters we read were about being passionate (about doing justice) and being deeply committed to a ...cause, for better lack of a word. We all realized that while we want to be passionate about God's work, we're doing a pretty bad job at it.
Bowling: It was Joshua's first time. He did really well for eight frames and then he was done.
Isaac got to do more all by himself, although an adult was usually nearby. He loved it.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Saturday: kids
We were driving home from the gym today and Isaac exclaimed, "I just saw a giant bobbin! It was huge!" We were a little confused at first until we realized he probably saw a spool of wire; they're about to do a bunch of construction and materials are all over. I was rather proud that he called it a bobbin.
Joshua enjoys dancing. So much more than Isaac ever did. He'll turn on music from some toy, dance (usually spin in circles) until the music is done, turn the music back on...
Joshua enjoys dancing. So much more than Isaac ever did. He'll turn on music from some toy, dance (usually spin in circles) until the music is done, turn the music back on...
Friday, March 18, 2016
Friday: siblings
I think Joshua likes it too. He loves his big brother and will often notice if he's not there when he should be.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Thursday: happy spring break!
Spring break is here!
I was actually surprisingly productive at work today. I had been expecting to grade all of the current lab next week on my work days, but instead I finished 2/3 of them. Woot-woot!
Class was a bit sparse. Probably only 2/3 of the people showed up. But the topic was pretty easv, so it worked well.
We got home and I gave the boys some goldfish. Joshua proceeded to do this...three or four goldfish in every plate. I admit...I don't wash dishes that have come out of the drawer. They go right back in. These probably will too, because by the time I find them the goldfish dust will be gone and they'll be in someone's bedroom.
Joshua saw I had the camera out, so obviously he laid on the floor for some pictures. He is wearing green today! He has one very green sock and one sock with just a little green. That was all the green I could find for him.
Puppy Dog, on the other hand, was a little worried that he was going to get pinched by Silly Willie since he didn't have green pants on. I said that green socks and a green shirt were enough to not get pinched. (And I was a little sad that he learned about the pinching thing, probably in school. However, apparently only Silly Willie does it, so Isaac didn't pinch Ben this evening.)
I was actually surprisingly productive at work today. I had been expecting to grade all of the current lab next week on my work days, but instead I finished 2/3 of them. Woot-woot!
Class was a bit sparse. Probably only 2/3 of the people showed up. But the topic was pretty easv, so it worked well.
We got home and I gave the boys some goldfish. Joshua proceeded to do this...three or four goldfish in every plate. I admit...I don't wash dishes that have come out of the drawer. They go right back in. These probably will too, because by the time I find them the goldfish dust will be gone and they'll be in someone's bedroom.
Joshua saw I had the camera out, so obviously he laid on the floor for some pictures. He is wearing green today! He has one very green sock and one sock with just a little green. That was all the green I could find for him.
Puppy Dog, on the other hand, was a little worried that he was going to get pinched by Silly Willie since he didn't have green pants on. I said that green socks and a green shirt were enough to not get pinched. (And I was a little sad that he learned about the pinching thing, probably in school. However, apparently only Silly Willie does it, so Isaac didn't pinch Ben this evening.)
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Wednesday: pool
We were invited to the pool again today with Betsy and her family. The kids got cold a little faster than I was hoping, but we still had a good time at the pool and then we had enough time to have lunch together! So it worked well.
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