Saturday: attic

I needed to measure the amount of insulation in the attic, so I took Isaac up with me.  He really enjoyed seeing it and doing a bit of climbing in the rafters.

He later told me that the whole experience (all fifteen minutes of it) would be a good topic for his personal narrative in writing.  :D

Thursday: rock climbing

Isaac went up several new runs today.  He said he cheated a bit on this one because he was being belayed, but he still got up to the top and it looked like a really hard one.

Joshua went up a run blind-folded.  I had to look twice when I saw it because it looked so funny.  (Actually, I think Isaac did too but I didn't see him do it.)

Wednesday: O:CtH

Today I cleaned the bathroom medicine cabinet as part of Operation: Clean the House.  I got rid of so much stuff!  This is especially amazing because Ben cleaned out the same cabinet a few months ago and got rid of a bunch of stuff too.  Needless to say, the cabinet is rather empty and ready to be refilled with medicine that we won't use again.

I also found eleven toothbrushes and tons of dental floss.  I kept three toothbrushes and a small basket of floss and will get rid of the rest.

Monday: the good, the bad, and the sleepy

Good news: Isaac won first prize in an art competition.  I'm not sure if it was just in his class or in all of the 5th grade, but I do know that he worked really hard on it.  (The theme was peace and he colored a bunch of flags behind an Earth.)  I was really proud of how he managed his time while finishing it.  He had a lot of coloring to do and not a lot of time, but he did a nice job using minutes here and there to finish.

Bad news: After school Joshua complained that he had a headache for most of the day.  I guess that using my mom intuition I had him check his temperature before giving him some medicine and surprise surprise, he had a low fever.  So he's home tomorrow.  Luckily, I guess, I have the day off.

The sleepy: Horizon settled in my lap this evening and hasn't moved.  It's rather surprising because he usually likes Ben better.  Furthermore, I usually move to much as I quilt and it disturbs the cats.  I even moved him on the chair when I went upstairs for a drink and then moved him back on my lap and he re-settled.  He's nice and warm.

Saturday: a nice day

Today was a lovely day, possibly because I didn't do much work.  I worked on my puzzle, did a Lego set with Ben, took a nap, and we went out to dinner with Cheryl. 

Friday: threads

Horizon surprisingly decided to sit on my lap most of the evening.  He ended up covered in threads.

Thursday: rock climbing

The rock climbing place had a competition over the weekend, so all the rock walls had been changed around.  Isaac said he spent a while figuring out this pink one.  Joshua, not pictured, spent most of the time in an obstacle course.  They were both enjoying it though, so that's what matters.