Well, we think we can have the house up for sale next week. We're
going to try and sell it ourselves first. If it's clear that's going
nowhere then we'll get a realtor. The only thing that scares me is
trying to keep the house maintained for months on end... those wall
dings and fingerprints and sticky smudges and occasional scribblings
accumulate fast in a house with little kids. At least I know the
weeds will stop growing very soon here.
Steven saved the day again by fixing the overflowing washing machine
in about 5 minutes. He sure is handy with those appliances around the
house.
After much hemming and hawing he finally raised ooTunes' price
by a dollar. I think he's pleased with the results because he's
getting less downloads (fewer customer service requests), but is still
making the same amount of money.
Thursday seems to regularly be a
slow day, so we've decided that Friday is a good day for family
outings. This Friday we went to the DMV (it's finally finished!) and
the zoo.
Ruby has spent a lot of time drawing and writing lately. A couple of
weeks ago she presented me with a paper where'd she'd written all of
the numbers in order. I was very impressed, since I'd certainly never
shown her how to write any numbers.
She spent the morning today
writing her name over and over by herself. It's very cute, and mostly
legible, if a circle with two legs is an R and two circles on top of
each other is a B.
After seeing President Uchtdorf in a white suit,
Ruby asked me if I could get her a white suit for Halloween. I'm not
exactly sure where I'd get a white suit in her size... a funeral
home? I'm not up to making one, so I guess she'll just have to make
due in a blue or brown three-piece.
Not to be outdone by Ruby's writing, Herbie sat down to write his
name: a letter H. Then he wrote H--'s name: a letter H. He can
draw those H's big or small, and upside down or right side up.
Sometimes when people ask Herbie how old he is, he'll say, "I start
with H!"
Steven got him started on the letter E, and after much
concentration and effort, he scratched one out.
Herbie had a very
rough day yesterday. Probably because Woo and I thought we could
watch conference lying in bed while the kids entertained themselves
around us.
It was clear that didn't work, so today we sat in a row on
the couch with the computer in front of us (we have a portable desk,
remember?). Herbie was a perfect angel. He sat there with his arms
folded almost the whole time---much more enjoyable.
Moses resisted the couch sitting. Especially when he had to sit on
Woo's lap. We put him in bed once to cool off after too much
struggling, and after that whenever Moses would let out a whine and
try to climb off, Woo would say, "Do you need to go to bed, Moses?"
Moses would give him a glare (which we laughed at), shut his trap, and
sit quietly for a few minutes more.
It's amazing how quickly they can
quit crying when faced with an alternative they don't like.
Anyway, that's about it. Talk to you all later.
