For the last 24 hours, there have been a lot of fish flopping around near the drain to the river. They periodically flop over the rocks and swim away.
Anyway, when I went to actually investigate I see 7-10 fish in this small area and they're flopping around a lot. I moved a few rocks so it was easier for them to get out and encouraged several to move towards the exit, but there were a few that refused to leave. I left them because at least it wasn't overly crowded now.
I remembered what I wanted to post about.
A few nights ago I was awoken from sleep by a crazy sound. It sounded like one of the cats was dying. I waited a minute and it didn't stop, so I got up and found both cats by the downstairs slider, perfectly ok. I went to the furnace, because we get a lot of strange noises from that, but the sound got quieter. I decided it was outside.
The next night, thankfully before I went to sleep, I heard it again. I had the presence of mind to search around for it, and I'm pretty sure it was a fox. It sounded just like the first sound in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtmiL2fffY
Lego Group was at our house today! We had baked potato bar and it went better than expected. Joshua was especially helpful today during cleaning time - he did a lot of cleaning without being prompted.
The kids decided to go in the lake. All the adults were a bit surprised as the water is still cold. I'm pretty sure that all the kids fell in the lake at some point. They also played car tag with Lego cars in the basement.
The weather was nice, so we also sat outside for a while. (Also because we try to monitor the kids while they're on the lake.) It was just a lovely time.
There was something interesting to talk about today, but I've forgotten it. I thought the interesting thought while I was at the kitchen sink. Hmm. I guess next time I should write it down.
I did a lot of running around today. It did mean that I had a lot of time to read my book, which was excellent. I'm really enjoying the series (Dungeon Crawler Carl) I'm reading right now, and it makes it so much easier to pick up the book instead of playing a game.
Besides that I did a lot of normal chores. I'm hoping to get a bit more on top of chores before the end of school, but I don't know if that will happen.
Once again, I attempted to save my flowers over the winter. It went better than previous years, but still not amazing:
The strawberry plant lasted until about February.
The succulent bucket lasted until early April, with the exception of one that is still alive
The big succulent lasted until early May, when I think I left it outside on a cold (but not freezing) night. It might survive, but it is not looking good.
Anyway, we went to the greenhouse today to get some flowers. The kids always enjoy this more than I expect. I got some dragon leaf begonia because they are a hardy flower that can take some abuse. We got some marigolds, snap dragons, two succulents, and a few small miscellaneous things. I gave both kids about $20, and ended up with unexpected plants. Isaac got something that is hopefully a pineapple plant and Joshua got a tall spiky cactus. We'll see how it plays out!
Grades are in! It took a bit longer to finish up than expected, but they're done.
Most of my graders are seniors (which is too bad), but two of them wanted more work during exam week so they graded almost all of the final exams. It was lovely.
