What's Goin' On

Last week:  Swim Lessons ended.  As a celebration the pool people turned on the water works for the kids to play in.

Lucas trying to get under the buckets that randomly dump water.

Lucas was trying to figure out how it all worked.

Nick waited to get water dumped on him too.



Someone felt that the fort was built for her and used it as her own personal hammock

 This weekend:  Fun times at the Natural History Museum.


Looking at "earth" located in the top left on the black circle.  Pretty cool.



My little Lucas in front of T. Rex.  He was SO excited.



Nick carried his own stool around so that he could access everything he wanted WHEN he wanted.

We've been busy, busy, busy and AJ will be gone quite a bit until Christmas.  I've made my first attempt at actually decorating for a Holiday (Turkey day) by purchasing seasonal decorations and throwing them around the house in the hopes that it looks somewhat good.  I just don't have the touch.  I will keep trying to tackle all things domestic but really - it is hard to care about plastic leaves, colorful gourds and scented pinecones.  I'm making the effort this year because we have people coming for Thanksgiving and I thought I'd at least try. . . .

On a related subject I am really interested - no fascinated - with people who are able to keep their homes clean, their hair clean and styled, and kids happy with planned nightly dinners.  Did women really successfully do this back in the day??  If so HOW?  Did people really live like the Cleaver's? It is interesting to me because I just can't wrap my brain around how women managed.  AND they didn't have so many of the conveniences that we do today, like dishwashers, microwaves etc.  How How How?  (Welcome to the slow but steady decline of my intellect.)