Emily is over for a visit, she finally has a night off.......
Abigail is officially full-time and hired by the company she is working for, no longer for the temp-agency, starting tomorrow. I bought her an air freshener for her car as a little gift.
Benjamin is still working at McDonalds, counting down the days until he leaves for basic training.
Mirielle had dinner ready when I got home from my lovely day out and about...she made roasted chicken breast, served with chopped red and green peppers and tomatoes and black olives and lime tortilla chips, which are one million time better than regular ones.
Joseph likes to torment the dog. He and Aaron tied a helium balloon to her tail, then called her back and forth, giving her treats. She did not like it.
Aaron also likes to torment her too. He calls her to come back behind the bench at the kitchen table, because the only way out is for her to walk backwards. That amuses him to no end.
Mali is busy catching up on homework because she runs cross country. She had a meet today, and doesn't think she did well.....but she did.
Samuel....he took so long to eat his dinner, that when the other kids had donuts for dessert, he didn't have one. He was sorely disapointed when he checked the box a few minutes ago and...empty. I guess 12 donuts isn't enough.
Margaret. She is funny. She likes to sit around the table after dinner and laugh and fool around...she also has been amazing about getting up and going to the gym to work out with Mirielle every morning.
Kathryn loves her music...and now her mp3 player isn't working...it is a crisis...I can remember back in the day when those things were not necessities.
Evelyn is one of the bigger kids now, going on first trip. So she tends to stay up too late, and gets tired and silly....she likes school...today they learned about the scientific method and her teacher stuck her hand in peanutbutter to illustrate a point.
Suzanne skipped school today. She is the first skipper of the year. She spent the day entertaining and taking care of Camille. She gave her two baths, did her hair and nails, and played store with her. When I came home there were cans of soup and boxes of brownie mix, and toy cash registers all over the livingroom.
Sonja has caught on to the fact that Miss Emily, the wonderful older sister, has a few days off. Emily has nicely agreed to pick up Kathryn, Evelyn, Suzanne, and Sonja....
Jonathan is blissfully unaware that he is going to be left out of this little plan. He loves Emily, but she only has so much room in her sweet little Suzuki. So Mirielle is going to pick him up.
Charlotte Claire had fun today. We lucked out and the restaurant we chose had kids pay what they weigh. She only cost 38 cents. Which was good, because she barely touched her two miniture cheeseburgers....she ate every last fry, though.
Camille...she is such a sweetie! She LOVES when I sing her songs at night. The newest one we have added is "Three Blind Mice"....she calls it the "cut the tails" song. She seriously changes her clothes like ten times a day. She wants to do everything herself.
And now I am going to talk to Emily and Aaron and Mali and Paul.....
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I had to laugh because when you mentioned the peanut butter, it wasn't the lesson being taught that caught my attention, but rather, my shock that a teacher would even be allowed to have PB in a classroom. All the schools, or at least all the schools I know of, around here are nut-free zones due to so many children having allergies these days.
I think many Canadian schools have banned peanut butter too. In fifth grade here, the kids basically have one teacher, and with such a small school, she would know if any of the kids had nut allergies. She wasn't passing it out, either, just demonstrating how unspecific directions result in messes. Evelyn now loves her.
Sounds so blissful to have dinner ready when you arrive home...and such of a delicious and healthy sounding one at that!!! Just as I was wondering if that will ever happen around here, and being semi-confident it will (although it is still hard to imagine), my oldest daughter came by looking for wipes. She was doing a dirty diaper just because she came across it in the process of getting kids ready for a bath. They do grow up and do those marvelous, helpful things without Mom asking!!! I had to make a point of telling her that I really appreciate it and have noticed that she has been doing diapers without me asking AND without fussing about it! I love these little miracles. And I do believe there will be some nummy dinners for us, made by the kids, in my future. :)
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