Did you document your 9-9-09?

I did!  I did!!

Starting with the morning loading of the Burley.  I've had to wake these two up for our walks the first two days, but today they are up and ready on their own.  I just hope they sleep in on Saturday.

The morning mist was awesome - so I made Wendy stop and snapped a quick one.  Then I did a double-take and said - again - 'would you please stop growing so quickly!'   And she giggled.

And Brian said - take our picture too!  And Mark parroted, take ouw pictchah toooo!!

The boy on the left got new boots before we went camping this summer.  They make good 'rush out the door quick pull on shoes'

Ah. And the reason I walk Wendy to and from school each day.  See the cute little pit bull?  See the electric fence holding him in?  See the sidewalk just behind the yellow slow children sign?  That's where we walk.  There are two pit bulls actually - and when they see the kids coming - all 15-20 twelve and unders - they run pell mell down the driveway barking their heads off and screech to a halt right there.  And watch. 

I'm not going to get into a pit bull debate here - I'll just tell you - they scare the crap out of me.  All dogs are nice - until.  Every story I've ever read starts with - 'but it was always such a nice dog'   They scare me. Period. And where I'm standing to take the picture....is right next to the kindergarten playground - an open gate. They've run away and gotten into there before and the school has had to call the patrol.

Moving on.....

Wendy dropped of, we hung out and enjoyed the construction for a bit.  The workers were glad to see us again - they know us now.  It's been, what, three years of downtown street construction? 

Note the four year old.  I was trying to get a candid.  hmph.

Part of our walk.  I love walks.

Back at home, the boys ate some breakfast and enjoyed a little gun play across the table.  Boys.

Meanwhile, I geared up for a day at the desk - I listened to four discs from this overdue library audio book. 14 to go!

The boys fought over the lite-bright (and to my auntie who gave this - they play with this ALL the time - it's a favorite toy) and I wrote myself a mental note to buy them everything matching for Christmas this year.  That's it.

And because I want to get a lot done this week - I tried something different.  I catty-cornered our kitchen table and brought in a folding table for my stuff.  Normally I use the kitchen table, but it's a pain because, as I mentioned before, people in this house think they should be able to eat there.  As if.  So this table will be up through Saturday.  I got five layouts done yesterday and am already itching to get started over there today.  

The boys eventually moved out to the sandbox, they did stay out there for a little while.  Mark has been needy this week - something is bothering him again.

After I took their sandbox picture, I looked to the right. That tree is always the first to turn in our sub.  Fall is coming!  And - good news - someone moved into that empty house on the corner last weekend!

I got a little bit of work done at my desk, and in a little while - the boys were back in again.  Mark doesn't like to keep clothes on.  Ironically - he's stripping down again now as I'm typing this.  Here is is sans shirt, but with a cap and a scarf.  They think our deacons bench/winter box is a toybox. 

After they exhausted me to the point of weary - I put them in front of the computer for a bit.  They enjoy playing Starfall.  (please note last Saturday's cleaning of the desk is still intact)

Allan managed to elude my camera all day, but sometime in there - he came home from his second day of school, walked his dogs and then watched the boys while I picked up Wendy from school.  She gets out a few minutes earlier than the rest of the gang - the third graders always do since their teachers are the bus safety's.   Note the hole in her pants - day 2.   Incidentally - she did put on a pair of her new jeans this morning, but complained about the feel of those inside adjusters.  I told her to put them back in her room and don't dare take the tags off.  I give up.

Dinnertime - we had an easy meal of fish and french fries.  A kid favorite.  I had decided last week already that it would be a paper plate week.  These were in the bargain bin at Meijers last week. 

Wendy was pleased with the decision, especially since it was her night for dishes.  We refuse to buy a dishwasher until that last bad debt is paid off.  The date of that payoff has changed a bit since Pa's paycut.  Alas.  We'll buy rubber dishwashing gloves for all of us this winter.

It seems I had a photo lull between supper and bedtime, because this is the next one on the roll.  Two little boys, giggling, because they snuck into their sister's room.  They were wound up.

And that's that.

Today I'll be back at my desk again
Debating open house tonight - Wendy's teacher went out on an emergency yesterday and is still not there today - so open house will be about .... what?
A few errands to run
We're home from our morning walk
My tea is brewing.....

Happy Thursday!

ps.  I'll be putting myself in email jail soon - I'm way WAY behind on emails again. 

Comments

[Jody]

I love how you documented the whole day.
Sadly, I did not take 1 photo yesterday.
Bad mommy/scrapper/blogger :(

[Heli]

No, I didn`t.
I try to document 911 every year;)

[Denise]

By the time I remembered it was 9-09-09 it was 9-10-09. Darn. I will live vicariously through you and pretend I did it. ;o) Great day - busy and full of good times. Just how I like them. :o)

[sue]

Watch on freecycle for a dishwasher...I've seen them on there before. Oh, that's right...the post would be lost in the 4000 pile. I'll let you know if I see one that is decent.

[sue Treiber]

I love your pictures, they made me laugh. The best is Mark in the scarf and cap. What a riot!

[Beatle]

Thanks for sharing! I love these posts!

[Stephanie H]

Woohoo! I'm so glad you played. There is much more variety in your pictures than mine.

Here's the cute baby when he woke up
Here's the cute baby after I changed the diaper
Here's the cute baby laying on the bed.

Yeah. you get the idea :)

[Karen Greenfield]

You are SOOOOO right about pit bulls...that last dog that bit me was one and after he bit two more he was retired to a farm way away from other people. They just seem to go bad...a real puzzle. xxKaren P.S. Wendy is cuter than ever--as are the others but I enjoy Wendy stories the most!! Brian is a close 2nd.

[Lisa A.]

It seems as though your little boys have quite a bond! So cute!

[Ann Bimberg]

1) i'd be nervi of the D-O-G as well

2) love the hat/scarf boy. a good halloween pic