But Herbie was even worse. He was almost home, wet through, and not even trying to hurry anymore... just a plod, plod, plod in the right direction.
Woo really enjoyed surfing in the rain. He says there's a neat effect where the water droplets sit on the surface of the water until they are absorbed into the rest of the swell, and he just had a lot of fun riding his bike in the rain afterwards and already being completely soaked.
Woo: Are you going to be embarrassed about that?
Ruby (scoffing): I try NOT to seek the praise of man.
Also, good news, the fluffy sock did protect the phone from the cloud burst that got other areas of her backpack soaked.
Ruby really loves PE this year. Her teacher seems to be effectively challenging her and there's a small group of boys that are just ahead of her in running and sprinting that she's trying to catch.
Ruby really loves PE this year. Her teacher seems to be effectively challenging her and there's a small group of boys that are just ahead of her in running and sprinting that she's trying to catch.
A branch member got a job at one of the fish factories. He gave us a bunch of canned sardines last Sunday. Woo has been strongly encouraging sardine eating, as he feels we should whittle away at the pile.
Moses: I’m not going to eat any sardines for lunch. Ruby told me her experience.
Me: What?
Moses: All through class she had to smell her own sardine breath in her mask.
Moses works hard on his school work on the mornings he's home alone. His name tag for art class was so good, his teacher took a picture for her personal files.
If only Penelope knew how common that is... I honestly don't think she's ever seen it. For naptime (back when we had naptime), sure, but never for bedtime. We do have kids that are excellent at going to bed.
Penelope loved the rain. She'd greet me at the gate laughing, dancing, trying to drink in rain. Sometimes she'd cackle, "Everyone's scared of the rain!"
And it was true, the funcionarios would carefully walk out each individual kid from the school to their anxious parents under an umbrella. But they know us well enough by now to just send Penelope and Archie out the door to me where they tear out like being released from prison--laughing, shouting, and stomping directly into any immediate puddle they can find.
Linus also won the situps and push ups and PE could not get more exciting for him. He's been extremely grouchy the extra hour of his day, but he's started to get a handle on that... just in time for another extended hour because of the time change. (At Woo's suggestion, he and I are united today in a special fast to combat--or at least survive--the headache to come as a result of this time change.)
I love fasting. I don't know how many times I've been praying about a thing all week and then almost as soon as I start the fast, boom, there's the solution or answer. I almost can't wait to fast for a thing when I can see that a few prayers are not getting the job done.
Anyway, I hope you've all had a great week!