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More Yard Work

Sunday 05 June 2022 | 0 Comments

Today we headed out for a bit more yardwork. One portion of our fence had become so overgrown with weeds and vines that it was basically invisible.

In the process of clearing everything away, we found the wreath of artificial flowers L created a couple of years ago when we made our bamboo fortress. It was an unexpected flash of bright color in an overwhelmingly monochromatic (green being the color) morning.

Once we were done, we were shocked at the difference. We'd really let things get out of hand.

Once the girls were back, E was eager to spend some time with K. Boys' weekends are fun, but the reunion afterward is better. Especially when it involves building a couch fort.

A Bit of Our Day

Saturday 04 June 2022 | 0 Comments

Tuesday Evening

Tuesday 03 May 2022 | 0 Comments

The Boy has a new chore: watering the grass in the front yard.

He does it even when it’s not needed.

I’m sure the fact that he needs to (in his mind) get soaked in the process has nothing to do with it.

In the meantime, K took some pictures of our flowers.

Of course, the real highlight for the Boy was in the evening, when his packages arrived.

Evening on the Deck

Monday 02 May 2022 | 0 Comments

Washing Clover

Sunday 01 May 2022 | 0 Comments

The Day After, Again

Monday 18 April 2022 | 0 Comments

What is it about the day after Easter or Christmas that makes us want to do nothing? We do what we have to do, but it’s just off. And even if the day after is a day free from the obligations of work, it still feels off.

I’m not talking about hangovers — those are easily avoidable. Just don’t drink to excess. It’s undoubted the feeling of deflation, of everything coming down after building up for so long.

The party is over; the friends are gone; the spell is broken.

I want to say it’s because we don’t have anything to look forward to, but that’s not true. We look with anticipation and excitement at many things coming in our family’s near future: a camping trip, several tournaments, a summer trip to Poland.

Perhaps it’s the bustle of getting so much ready so quickly for a party, and then the sudden release of all that?

Or maybe it’s nothing…

Soccer and the Yard

Saturday 09 April 2022 | 0 Comments

E had two games today to make up for the game that got rained out some time ago. They won the second game 3-1, but the first game was tough: a 1-4 loss.

In the second half, E played goalie. It was 1-2 when the half started. On the opponents’ first possession, they scored.

I knew it would be tough on the Boy — he doesn’t like letting people down, whether or not that’s what actually happened. They scored one more on the Boy. I had the camera up, hoping to get a good action shot of E stopping the ball.

Not quite.

“I’m never playing goalie again,” he declared.

Sunday on the Court and Around the House

Sunday 03 April 2022 | 0 Comments

Early Spring Saturday

Saturday 02 April 2022 | 0 Comments

We started out with back-to-back games with the Boy. They won the first game 2-0 (I think -- maybe it was only 1), but lost the second game 1-2. They scored first, but on the very next possession, the opposing team equalized. They scored one more in the second half to pull ahead. We had one shot that hit the goal uprights but didn't go in, and we had about 4 more close shots on goal, but none of them went in.