So everyone went back to school today, but The System promptly returned Becca to us. She has impetigo! I thought at first that she had a beautiful spotted horse, but alas, that is an Appaloosa. Becca got antibiotics and another day off. Sigh.
Well I am having many frustrations with Microsoft Movie Maker. I have something cool for you from Florida but I can't get it to convert to the right format. I shall persevere.
Meanwhile, it's been a rainy wet weekend here in San Diego. Perfect time to do a little organizing. I started to become weary of the mass of toys I was picking up every night and suspecting that most of the kids' toys had become complete shit.
Here is a photo of the typical pile of toy shit. This particular pile has Monopoly money, mismatched Barbie shoes, pieces of a jacks game, a puzzle piece, a fishing rod from a fishing game, some legos... essentially, it's JUNK!
At the end of it all, many of the Barbie shoes have mates, the puzzles are reasonably in one spot, the games are together... and the garbage man took a good bit of it away.
Of course, as I was cleaning, the same children who got us into this mess looked at the junkpile and said things like, "Oh Mommy! I've been looking for that for such a long time!" And "So THAT's where my boa/snake ring/eyepatch/fake throwup went!"
I even found a full pair of Puma gym shoes (Becca's), 3 pairs of socks (Sarah's), and half a bag of fruit snacks (nobody would confess to it being theirs).
There are rarely things that really give me the willies, but I have to say, a foot long catfish flopping around at my feet is one of them. And it made me say "leh leh leh lehhhh!" at one point. The girls were absolutely thrilled though. Pleh I still don't like to watch this video.
Music: Fishing by DJ SpAX
OK here is the first of many posts about Florida... so be sure and read any older posts you've missed because I'll be posting a lot today and probably tonight.
My mom and Lew have a very active social life. In the evening, this often involves going out to dinner with other couples and then inevitably someone at the end of the night will say "boy it would be nice to go and play tiles." So my mom keeps a freezerfull of desserts in the house just in case everyone winds up at her house until 2 a.m.
Yes... being retired means going out to dinner at 5:30 or 6 to avoid the crowds, and then being up till 2 playing Mexican Train. You may think this is crazy, but Mexican Train sort of sucks you in. We played nearly every night to the point where Sarah had some dark circles going. OK we were not up till 2, but the 10 year old's version of 2 (10:30 p.m.).
Here is a video of us learning. And believe me, it didn't get much quieter than what you see here. I think we were told to shut up several times by my sister who was trying to get her 4-year-old Zach to stay sleeping.
Music: The Marionette, played by Two Star Symphony