Friday: library

It was Friday, so as normal we went to the library.  For a change of pace we also did all the school work there.  (It was a rainy day, so it was a good place to go for that reason too.)

It was a lovely trip.  The librarians are so nice.  They did a book club where you read the book and then talk with one of the librarians about it...super low key.  It ended up being a good book, and the librarian I talked to said that most of the librarians liked it, which was unusual.  (Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson)

Joshua also got his library card.  I don't expect to use it much, because multiple accounts are annoying, but it's also a fun right of passage.

Joshua read Ms. Adrianne his Minecraft book that he wrote.

Thursday: playground tour - New Holland elementary - and strawberries

 We decided to pick strawberries this morning.  Isaac has wanted to do it, and Joshua didn't take much convincing.  (Joshua also found the berries delicious, so that was a bonus.)

The weather was perfect.  So perfect that we ended up going to a playground too.  The temperature was just right, the sun was just right, and the wind was just right.  

Isaac: 9 - something hurt his hands

Joshua: 10

Amanda: 4.5 - no sitting in the shade, no bathrooms.  But there was a lovely path that I could walk and I took advantage of that...especially since I didn't have my book.  The play stuff was pretty fun too.

Total: 23.5/25

Wednesday: Donut Tour - Collin's bakery

 After swimming lessons, in which Joshua swam two lengths of the short pool all by himself!, we went to a new bakery for donuts.  They didn't actually have many donuts, but they did have many delicious looking baked goods.

Would we rather go to Donutville (last time) or this one?  The selection was actually so different that it would depend on what we were feeling like rather than on our favorite donuts.

Tuesday: life goal

Isaac seems to really be enjoying working on this puzzle with me.  He's been able to find his own pieces and (today at least) he didn't talk too much.  He talked an appropriate amount about appropriate things.

It was absolutely wonderful.

My next life goal is to be reading a book and have a child snuggle up next to me while reading their own book.

Monday

 It was on the cool and windy side this morning (at least after recent weather) so we stayed inside most of the morning.  Isaac and I are working on a hard puzzle and Joshua is working through the stash of puzzles.

In the afternoon we went to visit Grandma Hilldore.  The boys had brought along some things to do, so they made good things to talk about.

Sunday: Father's Day

 Happy Father's Day!

Joshua has been working really hard on creating a game that he's wanted us to play.  The rules were pretty good, but the balancing was not.  The bad guys hit for about 40% of the health each time and the good guys hit for about 10%.  It did make the game go pretty quickly though.

Tornado enjoyed some cuddles after church.

Saturday: Grandpa Spaulding

Grandpa Spaulding passed away in the middle of the COVID season, so the memorial was put on hold for a bit.  It was a lovely service pointing towards God. 

The pastor talked about his Bible, looking through it to find passages that were bracketed.  I realized that while I do have a Bible that has notes and highlights, I haven't used it in a while as I've switched to a Bible on my phone.  So, obviously, the next best thing would be to tell you the verses that have been important to me here.  I'll do that in a future post. [pause.] I just added it to my to-do list, so it won't be forgotten as easily.

The boys did an amazing job.  They knew Grandpa Spaulding, but not all that well.  They stayed calm until the service ended, at which point they went exploring with some cousins.

Speaking of not doing an amazing job though, I completely missed the boat on dress clothes.  We've had assorted hand-me-downs or actually gotten a polo or something for years.  For church I've only required the boys to wear shirts without pictures on them.  Well, they grew and we didn't go to church this past year so it was a bit of a scramble to find appropriate clothes.  Joshua ended up in a nice T-shirt.  Isaac ended up in a button down long sleeve shirt that was way, way too short on the arms.  So we cuffed them and said that was the style.  It worked.  But barely.  I also forgot to change my shoes on the way out the door.