The boys were still up before 6am this morning. It was apparent to us where the boys wanted to spend their time, or, more directly, where they didn’t want to spend their time, so we went to Walmart to get
Seaside Trip: Day 1
Despite getting to bed later than usual, the boys woke up raring to go around 5:30am. We started off the morning at the beach, and it didn’t take long for the boys to want to come back to the pool.
Seaside Trip: Departure
I woke up with nausea and an uneasy stomach. Not a pleasant experience before heading out on a long road trip. We left around 8:30am and I bore it as best I could as we traveled. I didn’t mention it
iCracked
The Peaks – Short work day. I got the yard mowed and replaced the cracked screen on Traci’s iPhone. And yes, within the hour she’d dropped it again. Fortunately it didn’t crack. I also finished reading Art of Teaching: Best
The Hatisonme
The Peaks – Nice progress on wrapping up some projects for work so that hopefully vacation won’t be so stressful. The Pits – Traci got sick in middle of night.
Tools for Summer Writing
Turner’s teacher sent
Read Me To Sleep
The Peaks – Turner read Weston to sleep. This is possibly the first time Weston has ever been read to sleep. The Pits – I think I lost my Fisher Space pen.
Summer Reading
The Peaks – Turner’s kindergarten teacher hooked him up with some helpful information on a summer reading plan. We checked out some books from the library yesterday and got started reading them tonight. Our goal is for him to read
Showtime
The Peaks – I took Turner to a birthday party for one of his kindergarten friends. Even though school has only been out for a week, I’m glad he’s getting to meet up with some of his friends during the
Gogatsu Ningyo
The Peaks – We had dinner with Yui’s family tonight and we were introduced to this “gogatsu ningyo”, which is a custom for the Japanese observance of Children’s Day. This is a very valuable (think ~$10k) customary display. I am