Magic Bullet Mishap

Sunday afternoon: First day home after three long workdays and before that, a road trip to buy a car.  I was tired and should have just gone for a nap. But I've been thinking of making hummus for the first time, so I gave it a try but my foggy brain forgot to secure the clear plastic ring around the blender cup...

A good day

Today was a good day. The coolness of fall helped put everyone in a good mood and we stayed home all day!

Building the Pyramids

It wasn't as easy as the how-to web pages made it look. http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0213185/root/makepyra2.html

The Secret's OUT

 

We tented very near Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes State Park. It was a gorgeous FREE beach. Big fun was had by all. Too bad we spent so much time trying to see Chicago. The Museum of Science and Industry was impressive, but we had been travelling several days (Ozark canoe trip even before the drive up to the big lake). The kids were remarkably good travelers!

Home Economics - controlled chaos

Today we are STAYING IN. The deck floor was painted yesterday, it rained last night, so the paint is still sticky. The deck furniture is in the kitchen! -as if we have room for extra stuff. Plus the linoleum has been torn up so we are walking on a hodgepodge of rugs. And the fridge is on the other side of the room. And there had been a drip under the sink leaving the wood soaked, so all the under-sink misc. is out and on the kitchen floor.

But life goes on. Thank God for a handy husband who works tirelessly to update the house on his days off . Don't stand still, you might be painted.  The deck has been screened , floor painted, TV installed (on the deck? really? at least it's not in "my" kitchen!) Also, the new linoleum in the entryway is in place!

I've spent most of the day in the kitchen baking bread and making soup. The girls and I even made a little pesto and "Peanutella"! 

I preferred the pesto, but the girls thought it was neat to make our own peanut butter.
We changed the piggy's cage, changed the sheets on the girls' beds (a bi-monthly event. They hardly sleep in their own beds anyway!), and I'm proud of this:

I used an old curtain to make a sling for stuffed animals that were always on the floor. Now the toybox is just full, not overflowing.

It's 5 p.m. now we'll spend some time in the playroom reorganizing school stuff. Or not.

Cavy Chronicle 6

The Guinea Pig will stay on the bed while I change his cage (I do it just because it's up on the dresser, too high for big sister to reach comfortably. She is more than willing to be responsible for his care!). He will wait quite a while before relieving himself.  Maybe he knows where the toilet isn't?

busy, busy

I keep a stack of cups in the corner of the kitchen.  Lil sister will occasionally grab it and start stacking...