Do we Mom?

From September 2009

Pati had a rough night last night. David was home and she wasn't able to get away with the things that a two year old can get away with when there is just one adult in the house. In the half hour before bed she lost her very necessary princess dress up shirt (screaming and whining cause you to loose things when an adult can get there fast enough to figure out who was screaming and whining) and the rest of her dessert (the long standing rule is that when you mess around at the table, or actually get down and mess around away from the table, you must be done eating). She failed to notice that Dad was right there handy...
I put her into bed and she asked me "Do we love Daddy Mom?" I didn't realize at first that she was seriously asking. I smiled and said "Yes, we do!" She frowned and looked uncertain. I said, "Pati, do you love Daddy?" Her lip puckered up and she shook her head and said "No, I not love Daddy." She did change her mind a few minutes later after talking it over with him. Even though he still wouldn't give back the dress up shirt.

Fall has been beautiful here and we have made time for a little hiking.

From September 2009

It has been warmish enough to be outside many days and we are trying to take advantage of that.

From September 2009

Friday school tomorrow and I still have some work to do for science class. We mixed together sand and Plaster of Paris and sterilized chicken bones and the kids in my class get to play at being paleontologists. I hope the chicken bones don't just break into pieces, that they are really able to get some whole bones out! Fridays are fun but we are all glad when the day is over, it is a long day, and it wears us out. The last class of the day for Jan and Alec is chess. The first thing they do when they come through the door at home is drop their backpacks and pull out their chessboard. I don't know if they are getting better, but they are sure interested.