Window markers

I picked up some window/mirror markers for the kids and let them have at it after school yesterday. They loved it! A. drew a picture of a beautiful flower and HZ drew a picture of "smelly feet" (a foot with wavy lines rising up).

Happy Autumnal Equinox

The kids were easy to get up this morning.
Today A. is 'snack helper' and HZ's class gets to change the 'weather arrow' from summer to 'fall'.

HZ told me a funny story yesterday. He has been saying "Why, hello beautiful" to the lunch room monitors (who are a couple of paid moms that help out with the lunch process, bathroom privileges, etc. while the teachers take their break). He said they didn't like it so much when he said that. ...Where does he get this stuff?

Hello

This picture was from a few weeks ago. I've been bad about taking pictures lately! I wish I could capture our fun after school activities, but they've been a bit messy and not camera friendly. We've been doing science experiments after school with HZ's new chemistry set and A's book "The Daring book for Girls". Yesterday we made a stink bomb out of Valerian root and vinegar (worked great). Today we smushed up iron-fortified cereal/water and put a magnet to it in order to extract some of the iron. (Yeah, that didn't work out so well.)

Happy grandparent's day

....belated. I had a nice post I was going to do but then the power went out. I'm having wifi trouble with my 'pictures' computer.

Flood 2010

We had 15 inches of rain yesterday. No lie.
So, this morning everyone was out looking at the stream near our house. I had to join in, because that's what you do down here. Grab your cup of coffee, digital cam, and go chat it up with neighbors while looking at fast running water. "Yep" followed by a sigh usually gets repeated quite often. It's so 'King of the Hill'.

S-A-D-N-E-S-S followed. I took pictures of a doe with her fawn who came super close to me. Then a lousy car came racing by, spooked them and you can already guess the end to this story. Mommy made it, baby didn't. I didn't know that deer could make sounds and I wish I still didn't know that. )':

Gulf of Mexico

....is now in my backyard.

Just to let you know.

Thanks, Hermine. Now we can cancel that fall trip to the coast.

Birthday party

HZ had fun with all of his friends at his birthday party today!
I like this second picture. I think it's funny how A. is going though all his birthday loot while he casually reads his new books! He actually did a great job at sharing his toys with his little sister, and this same little sister did a great job at not being jealous during his party day. Thanks, guys. You saved me one less gray hair today. But only one. (:

Sweet