WE'RE DEBT FREE!!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!! We paid off the last of our debt -- the house -- today! (Photo from this last winter.)

Pool Party (the small kind...)

A Few Things

E slept without the night light last night, by accident, and has now informed us that she doesn't need it anymore.

While cleaning up from playing school, D and E started arguing about where two similar chairs should go -- they are from the same set, just different colors. D kept arguing that E had put one in the wrong place. I told him that it didn't matter. He was really frustrated, and retorted, "At my house it will." I'm sure he's right....

We had a quiz today on our first unit in the study of the universe. I asked what gravity was. Since D was the one who knew initially, I expected the answer from him. However, E was the one who eagerly explained that it was like a current in the water, pushing you somewhere, but in the air making you go down to the ground. I thought that was an excellent analogy. I think the Milky Way candy bars I got as a surprise will help them both to remember that, too!!

95 Years Ago

This photo is a few years old, but you get the idea. Nana turned 95!

Raccoon Kits

The other night we got to watch a mother raccoon and her three kits emerge from their den at the base of one of our trees. They must have been hungry, as it was still fairly light out!

A First

E jumped off the diving board today, after showing me she could swim well enough to do it and get to the side. She had the best time. D is jumping off, diving a bit, and doing front flips! Fun!

Banana Popsicles with Cousins