I love this part of training! It's when I can say, "Yeah, we're only running 12 this week. Should be easy." I've been waiting to say that for a while.
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August 2011
August 28, 2011
August 24, 2011
Shocking first day of school
All right, it may not be "shocking" but I was struggeling for the right word. The kids were excited to get back to school. London is officially a kindegartener and Violet is transitioning to the "primary" class at Montessori. Big changes. Big kids.
It was so wonderful to see how proud the kids were about their new responsibilities. After school, they were both telling me about their big kid duties. I loved hearing their stories. London was very sweet to Violet. He showed her the ropes in the primary class and helped make her feel at ease.
The most interesting part of the day happened just around noon. There were storms in the area and lightning struck the building next door. Their school is in an office park and the building is attached to theirs -- like a town home. Today, the teachers told me that they were scared to death when the lightning struck and that it shook the entire building. The ladies retained their composure -- most of them, or so I hear -- and walked the kids across the parking lot to another office building while the fire fighters put out the fire that had started on the roof.
Did I mention that there were fire trucks? And fire fighters? And that the kids got to go outside in the rain? Really, what better first day of school could there be?
August 21, 2011
August 10, 2011
Our Zoo Guide
On a whim, we decided to go to the Racine Zoo. It's a little zoo -- maybe two city blocks in size. They have bears and a giraffe and a few other fun animals. I hadn't been there since my grandmother took my brother and I when we were kids.
London had gone on a field trip to the zoo on Wednesday. We had a party in Racine on Saturday at 2:00. At around 11, the kids were fussy so I decided to head north a little early and spend an hour at the zoo.
London was so excited to tell us all about the zoo. He proudly carried his map and pointed out his favorite animals. He was sure to tell us about all of the poop -- very exciting stuff for a kid. We took the "train" around the zoo, which took about 10 minutes -- tops.
The kids even had time to play in the park before we left for our party. It's a great little place just off of the lake. We'll have to keep it in mind for another "adventure."
August 09, 2011
Violet's "Sleeves"
Watch out Jesse James, Violet has made her own tatoo sleeves. Last night, when I got home, I found that Violet had created her own body art with our return address stamp. The good news is that if she's lost, you'll know where to return her. The bad news is that the ink is pretty permanent and lots of scrubbing got us next to nowhere.
