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I feel like I haven't updated on Real Life in forever. Work is in the busy season, and the kids are busy with all kinds of activities. School is going well for them, and Zach varies between loving on school and hating on reading. He loves being read to, though. He just doesn't want to read for himself. Nick had an episode of high temperature (not quite feverish) after the last bout; I took a look and he's sprouting some molars. O_O
Jason's been off on Saturdays, so our usual routine of Story Time at the library and then going to the farmer's market is off. Last weekend we went to Pumpkinfest, though, which had a very expensive breakfast and a lot of walking, as the bounce house and other younger kid activities were all price gouging. Since when is a single trip in a bounce house $5?!? In our home city, it's usually 50 cents a ticket and $5 for an all day pass. Sunday, the kids pretty much ran around the neighborhood. Church had a really good demonstration on what world hunger is like for 70% of the world, and it really struck Madison. She went around with the ELCA donation box and asked for me to keep one at work. She hopes to raise more money, because the neighborhood donations is enough for a beehive, but "Those families need chickens and cows, too!" Times like that, I'm so proud of her generous heart. But she's also eight, because this morning she was chasing the boys around the house while playing with them, screaming like a banshee and preventing the boys from getting ready for school.
This weekend, Indy gets boarded for a week or so, and then we drive to NY so I can attend a conference. We're going to stay with my inlaws and meet up with my parents for lunch on Monday. The kids are really looking forward to spending time with their grandparents and cousins. I plan to be armed with notebooks to work on my Viet themed novel and some Yuletide fics. I may have 940 words in my gift so far. :D
Jason's been off on Saturdays, so our usual routine of Story Time at the library and then going to the farmer's market is off. Last weekend we went to Pumpkinfest, though, which had a very expensive breakfast and a lot of walking, as the bounce house and other younger kid activities were all price gouging. Since when is a single trip in a bounce house $5?!? In our home city, it's usually 50 cents a ticket and $5 for an all day pass. Sunday, the kids pretty much ran around the neighborhood. Church had a really good demonstration on what world hunger is like for 70% of the world, and it really struck Madison. She went around with the ELCA donation box and asked for me to keep one at work. She hopes to raise more money, because the neighborhood donations is enough for a beehive, but "Those families need chickens and cows, too!" Times like that, I'm so proud of her generous heart. But she's also eight, because this morning she was chasing the boys around the house while playing with them, screaming like a banshee and preventing the boys from getting ready for school.
This weekend, Indy gets boarded for a week or so, and then we drive to NY so I can attend a conference. We're going to stay with my inlaws and meet up with my parents for lunch on Monday. The kids are really looking forward to spending time with their grandparents and cousins. I plan to be armed with notebooks to work on my Viet themed novel and some Yuletide fics. I may have 940 words in my gift so far. :D