Details, Details

Saturday

Cloudy, cooler.

Breakfast in Union, Ct at the Traveler's Resturant--get 3 free books with every meal.

Bread and Jam for Frances, a book on the solar system, Where's the Me in Museum?

Extra sweet pancakes unliked; carrot Glorious Morning muffin devoured.

Sis really reads the word "zoo" on her coloring placemat!

Fifes and drums at Old Sturbridge Village.

"Simple Gifts."

One Civil War corps, playing "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

Scary loud musket.

Two new calves.

Gingerbread.

A little wooden fife. And a little plastic pig.

Learn about baking bread in old ovens.

And weaving wool into yarn.

Head home late, sleep all the way.

Sunday

Homecoming Sunday at church.

Bake Swedish Apple Pie and heat 3 boxes of macaroni and cheese for potluck lunch.

Sharing of Water & Earth from all over Ceremony.

Kids head to class; I head to class, with the 2nd-5th graders, to discuss important questions.

New game, 2 Falses and 1 True. Can you guess? I was a competitive ice skater in high school, an archaeologist in Tunisia in college, or a Disneyland cast member after college.

Garlicky pasta with broccoli, curried broccoli cheese soup, salads, our apple pie.

Sis likes chicken and rice; Bud likes barbecued drum sticks. Note to self about new meal ideas.

Home for rest--more "Dinosaur Train."

I go to weaving class, excited about my new loom.

Indigo and plum Jaggerspun for Mama's scarf.

Home in time for dinner (noodles, eggs, soybean stir fry)--the kids love the 2 False and 1 True game--and tuck-in (after playing "Rocks-Paper-Scissors" to see who gets a ride usptairs first!)

Make first day of school poster, notecards for the whole year; stuff "school cones" with pencils, calculator, sticky notes, stickers, and stuffed critter.

Go to bed really late.

And nobody really sleeps.

Monday

Kids up early, so excited.

Open schultute, eat breakfast, wear matching school shirts, pack new lunch boxes with grapes and pretzels/cereal (dino for Bud; Hello Kitty for Sis, who wrote her name on it by herself!), pose for pictures, leave so we can be there first, at Sis's request.

Kids excited and hardly notice we leave.

Sign up for parents committee.

Repeatedly browse book orders!

Mama and I go to bookstore for coffee and browsing--chapter books for the kids, squash cookbook for me; home store for mattress cover and pillows; library to return books and get new books (Lahiri's new collection Unaccustomed Earth) and a few CDs--Madame Butterfly with Freni and Carreras for $1!! And the new Zoe Lewis.

Kids on playground with yellow paintings hanging from the fence--Bud wrote his whole name on his, a first!

Ready for lunch at the sticky pancake place. Pancakes and bacon. BACON!

Spell, spell, spell. We spend the whole lunch sounding out and spelling words.

Mama has gone back to work; kids are resting to "Clifford."

Afternoon plans to play, play, play.