Tidbits

Good day. We did watercolor paintings. I like the watercolor pencils. More to the point, I like the distinct lack of mess, fuss, and clean-up with watercolor pencils. Smidge was less than impressed - not nearly enough mess, or fuss, although he was good with the clean-up. The two big boys liked the concept, but were somewhat frustrated with the results. They have never been colorers, and this may have something to do with it. They both prefer the sketching lessons, so we'll play with it and see how that goes. Emily, however, wow, that girl knows how to lay down the water. We may have to keep an eye on our normal books and binders in the future.

The kids and I picked up a scenty air thingy a while back, to put in the HVAC filter, so it was with a great deal of fanfare that we included it in the switcharoo process today. The aroma of this particular one is hauntingly familiar, and (after several hours of taking random whiffs) it just hit me... So, here's a tip:

Never let a child whose favorite smell in the world is "really clean public bathroom" pick out your deodorizer scent. Trust me on this one.

The three bigs and Zorak are going to the Fishing Rodeo tomorrow with Scouts. I have absolutely no idea what this entails, other than... fishing. Not sure what makes it a rodeo. There's lunch, but that doesn't seem likely to be it. *shrug* It doesn't really matter. They're getting out, going fishing, and spending time with Dad. That's bound to be a great time, even if you wanted to call it a Fishing Museum.

We hope to make it to Charles E. Fromage's place in the afternoon. Or maybe Smidge and Zorak will go dove hunting. Smidge thinks he can hang for both, but we don't really see that happening without a great deal of melting down on the Littles' parts, and muscle spasms on ours. So we'll let him pick after the rodeo.

And, I am going to stay home with the Littles andwe'll attempt to preserve some pears, bake a pie, read some stories, play some games, and clean the house. (We will probably accomplish only three of the five.) We may even slip out for a new smelly thing for the HVAC. Who knows, they might have some other exciting scents, like "fish shack kitchen", "medicinal facility", or "late summer locker room"!

Should be a really great day, all around!
Kiss those babies!
~Dy