This week

Sim is feeling better.  Phew!  Fever is no fun for a toddler…or for his family.

We went swimming yesterday, and these days when I take the kids swimming, I have to remind Naomi repeatedly that she has to jump in FEET FIRST.  “FEET FIRST, Naomi!  FEET FIRST!”  And then she executes a lovely little racing dive.  WHERE DID SHE LEARN THAT?  I don’t know, but after last week’s swimming session, I had her practice at home.  She stood on the edge of the carpet and jumped onto the floor.  That did not tempt her to dive.  At the pool, she did finally manage to jump in feet first, after only one or two dives.  Thank goodness!  The diving escapades aren’t good for my blood pressure. 

Sim and Naomi have decided that emptying the bunny litter box and refilling it every morning is a special treat.  They love to accompany Hannah to do it.  And heck, I don’t mind – that way we’ll all know how to care for the bunnies.  Simeon is also really big on collecting the bunny droppings and putting them in the litter box.  This gives me pause, but they are quite dry and we always wash hands with soap afterwards, so I think it’s all right.  The excitement that he feels at seeing a pile of bunny droppings he can clean up is a bit odd, but he is a boy. 

The bunnies have an appointment to be spayed tomorrow. 

Hannah has her next American Heritage Girls meeting tonight.  AHG is a Christian scouting program for girls, and there’s a troop through our parish.  There’s also a Boy Scout troop.  It seems to be a very good program, and Hannah LOVES it.  She has already read the entire manual.  And she’s very thankful to Gran (and so am I!) for sewing the patches on her vest.

I somehow got talked into being the assistant unit leader for the Tenderhearts (Hannah’s age group).  However, compared with teaching horseback riding summer camp to 10 kids, each with a horse or pony, having to deal with a group of girls (no animals) is pretty straightforward. 

There’s more work being done on the fireplace!  Someday it may be finished.  I’ll ask Michael to show me how to upload photos, and then I can show you the newest look of the living room.