Wednesday, October 13

I was hoping to finish our kites today but the air was completely still. No wind at all. So we are waiting for a windy day for our kites and we hammered nails instead. There is a small stump by the slide that I drove a nail partway in and the children took turns hammering with a small hammer. Nora was the most interested in this activity and stuck with it the longest. All the kids were happy and involved at the end and we celebrated when the nail was all the way in. Persi made a connection with the drumming poem that we say "Dum Ditty." There's a part that goes: whack, whack, whack! and Persi started saying this with the hammering. It caught on and they all were taking turns hammering and saying the poem line.

We also planted and fertilized the basil by the fish pond. Those poor, dying pots of basil that I meant to plant back in the spring! I told the plants I was sorry and promised to water them and all the kids said they would help remind me. So now they feed the fish, and water the plants. They continue to really enjoy taking turns jumping on the trampoline and riding Wonder, the horse, too.

Lunch today was baby carrots and spinach with Ranch for dipping, sunflower seeds, corn tortillas with cheese, garbanzo beans, and for dessert Nora and Mommy's rice crispie treats with blueberries, nuts and chocolate-big treat! We had almond milk to drink which they all love. Everyone ate everything! Persi especially liked the tortillas, not so much on the seeds. Nora and Wyatt had 3 servings of seeds. Wyatt especially liked the beans. I served them cold, right out of the can as a finger food.

Please bring wipes next week! The seventh generation ones are nice - no chlorine or perfumes. I rinse the other kind, so any kind is fine.

Food suggestions: crackers, cheese, fruit. Don't feel you have to bring food but if you can, its appreciated.

Thanks for all the sweet support... its been a tough time as you know and I feel so lucky to count each of you as friends.