Will and Larissa have FINALLY started playing in the woods and the little creek in our back yard. I have wanted them to do this for several years now. I’d fuss at them “Turn off that tv and go outside and play”. I now know the true meaning of “Be careful what you pray for.”
Yesterday and today (today was a school holiday – teacher work day), they have been “mineral hunting”. This means they raid my kitchen cabinet of every sandwich and gallon size baggie that I have. They go to the creek and collect minerals (aka ROCKS). They step in the mud getting it all over their hiking shoes. According to Will’s jeans, I think he’s spending most of his time on his knees and bottom. They then bring my baggies back to the front porch filled with these precious “minerals” that they must wash. One plastic bowl and bucket won’t do, they must have 50, and they are all on the front porch. If you ride by the house you’ll see the lovely array of various colored buckets out front. The rocks, I mean “minerals”, are on my little table out front. They are also neatly arranged in 2 or 3 shoe boxes in the house. Be careful sitting on the couch as you may sit on a precious stone. They only remember to take their shoes off after they are half way in the door, so, the entryway is a lovely color of gray. But, you can’t tell because the floor is covered in dirty socks and jeans. They can’t throw them in the dirty clothes hamper because they say “We’re going again in a few minutes”. I guess I can count my blessings that they are changing from dirty clothes to clean clothes when they come back in.
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They are having SO MUCH FUN that I can’t for the life of me get mad at them! LOL I loved to play in the woods when I was a kid and I’m tickled that they are finally doing this.
Who knows, maybe the next pretty shiny white rock they bring up will be a DIAMOND!
Alan is doing well. He goes to the doctor on Wednesday.
Thanks for checking in.
