Summer: NH, Sat. 7/24 - Mon. 7/26

 Sat. 7/24

We fit a lot into the day. A hike in the woods in the morning, lots of pond time. The kids brought bowls onto the floating dock and caught tadpoles and salamanders with their nets to put into the water-filled bowls. They were absorbed in this activity for several hours. Andrew left at dinnertime to drive to MA for a friend's wedding, and the girls and I played Chinese checkers and read a lot of our book. I let they stay up very late and then I just went to bed at the same time. Farrah was restless at Andrew's absence.

Sun. 7/25

The kids and I were on our own Sunday, with Andrew in MA. They had their "routine" morning, as they call it--wake up, read in bed, play with AG's, come down for breakfast around 10am. They did math review. After lunch, we drove into West Lebanon for some shopping. Later, they played on the dock again. It was supposed to rain most of the day but it ended up being beautiful.

Mon. 7/26

The kids had their routine morning. Then math review. Then they were absorbed in their various projects--Lucia with a story she's writing, Greta with a cute-animal slideshow she's been working on. Andrew came home around 1pm. In the evening, we went to our cousins' house for a "block party"--which is intentionally funny since there are only a couple of houses on this road. It was a lot of fun. The girls swam in the pool for 2.5 hours while we chatted.

When we got home, we ordered pizzas for dinner (Andrew went into town to pick them up), and then we broke the news to Lucia that we're getting her a phone tomorrow. She was, as you can imagine, overjoyed. Indeed, it's now 10:15pm and she's still awake upstairs. It'll be a big day.

What We're Reading:

Margo: Drifts by Kate Zambreno

Andrew: Swann's Way

Lucia: How to Trap a Tiger

Greta: Wings of Olympus