Reading Record: June

I managed to work in a few books "just for me" in June,

and with any luck I'll finish previewing books

for 5th grade before we start school again in August!

(That Chesterton book on the top of the pile will be making a return appearance...

it's two books in one, and I've only read the first one.)

Sunday Morning Visitor

My Saturday Morning

After breakfast and chores were done Saturday morning, I curled up in my favorite chair to work on scheduling a few more books into our fifth grade curriculum.

My children had the entire house available to them for playing with their little plastic Cowboys and Indians...

and they chose the space right at my feet.

Organization and chaos...

Isn't that how Saturday mornings are supposed to be?!?

Reading Record: May

A Visit to the Dentist

We like the people at our dentist's office SO much that today we decided to go visit them even though we didn't have an appointment.

They were SO happy to see us that they took us right back to a chair.

And they like us SO much that they kept us for almost two hours.

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Oh, and Daughter #3 got new front teeth while we were there!

(Emptying the dishwasher can be a dangerous job, especially when there are plastic cups to put away!)

Before: black and white picture from the dentist's camera

After: cheerful smile back in place

Bits and Pieces of Our Weekend

Saturday:

The kids went up on our hill and collected a bouquet for my birthday.

While my husband worked on the inside of my chicken coop,

I pressure washed half of the outside of our front fence.

Sunday:

 My baby turned FIVE!

 Leaving the machine maintenance stuff, oil changes, kid care, and cooking to my husband, I finished pressure washing the outside of the front fence.

Yes, I am freely admitting that I got to play with his my favorite toy

all weekend while he did all the hard stuff.

It was fair though, because he got to go flying on Monday while I stayed home and did six loads of laundry.

Absence, With a Side of Deconstructionism

The saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" is not always true, but in this case it just might be!

This is how the barn side of the property looked a year ago:

It was "complete" with this round pen.

The gate was held on with rubber tie-down straps,

and most of the rails were rotten and falling apart.

 So when boards starting coming apart in our hands, my husband took a splitting maul to the rest of it

(because we couldn't find the sledgehammer),

 and he tore it down! 

Absence (of some things) DOES make the heart grow fonder!