The first thing that I'd like to do ...is catch up on the laundry. It's been another busy month here at the Becker house. Joe tried to capture time here- 1/11/11 at 11:11, to be precise. While the rest of us were busily plugging away at our school day, good old Joe stopped us all to watch the clock turn to this semi-historic moment in numerical history. It's the type of event that is very important to a quirky, scatter-brained daydreamer like Joe.
It's been cold, at least
outside. Or so I hear.
I certainly don't go out there. Brrr. I've had very little reason to leave my house for the past month. I can go days without so much as leaning out the front door; the children take turns with things like bringing in wood, taking out the garbage, and getting the mail, thus freeing me up to spend time drinking coffee by the fire.
Don't pity them too much. These kids have it about as good as it comes. Here they are engaging in their winter Saturday morning ritual of rotting their brains out in front of cartoons. They actually get out of bed
early so as to maximize their allowable screen time. I'll let them enjoy it while they can; come springtime, we'll be canceling cable. They'll need to get an early start if they want the lawn mowed and the gardens weeded before breakfast...
Baby D doesn't get out much, either. He has to be satisfied with his in-house entertainment options. The big kids thought it would be fun to stuff him in a laundry basket with a pile of pillows and blankets and then dump some toys on top of him. They were right- David thought this was great fun.
The first thing that I'd like to do ...is catch up on the laundry. It's been another busy month here at the Becker house. Joe tried to capture time here- 1/11/11 at 11:11, to be precise. While the rest of us were busily plugging away at our school day, good old Joe stopped us all to watch the clock turn to this semi-historic moment in numerical history. It's the type of event that is very important to a quirky, scatter-brained daydreamer like Joe.
It's been cold, at least outside. Or so I hear. I certainly don't go out there. Brrr. I've had very little reason to leave my house for the past month. I can go days without so much as leaning out the front door; the children take turns with things like bringing in wood, taking out the garbage, and getting the mail, thus freeing me up to spend time drinking coffee by the fire.
Don't pity them too much. These kids have it about as good as it comes. Here they are engaging in their winter Saturday morning ritual of rotting their brains out in front of cartoons. They actually get out of bed early so as to maximize their allowable screen time. I'll let them enjoy it while they can; come springtime, we'll be canceling cable. They'll need to get an early start if they want the lawn mowed and the gardens weeded before breakfast...
Baby D doesn't get out much, either. He has to be satisfied with his in-house entertainment options. The big kids thought it would be fun to stuff him in a laundry basket with a pile of pillows and blankets and then dump some toys on top of him. They were right- David thought this was great fun.
