Monday, May 23, 2011

Today

Today after school, Aspen and I found a quail lying on the north lawn. We thought, "another bird is going to lay eggs in the yard again."  So we went to pick up the other kids from school and as soon as we got home, the other three kids plus the neighbor kids instantly found the quail and started poking sticks at it...I said leave it alone, it's going to lay eggs.  That was not the case.  The kids poked at it for another half hour before they realized that it was really dead.  I told Madison and her friend to find a shoes box so that we can bury it.  The box they found said American Eagle on it, so that's what we named the quail before we burried it.  I asked all the kids who were there to witness the burial if they would like to say any last words.  Aspen said, "this is not the first bird to leave us (right after the duck from the previous blog post hatched her eggs, they were gone).  And I said " and probably won't be the last." 

 I've turned my kids into bird watchers. :) 


And because I had the shovel out digging holes, Austin wanted to plant his bean plant from school. And I wanted to plant the lily I got for mother's day.  So I continued digging in the yard til the plants were planted and the sidewalk was clear of dirt and weeds.  Just as I finshed, it started to rain.



Saturday, May 14, 2011

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Before Class

I'm getting ready for school today. My six year old son wanted to ride his bike to Grandma's house. I said wait five minutes and she'll be here to pick you up. He went out side to wait, so I thought.  My mom arrives and he is nowhere to be found.  I called his name hoping he would hear me and come running home.  I waited two minutes hoping he was just riding his bike around the block.  I called a mom whose son I watched yesterday, hoping he was there. He wasn't. I had to leave for school.  My mom said she would drive around to look for him, thinking he rode his bike to her house.  On my way to school, I thought, call the neighbor.  I called Carol, she answered, "he's here." What a sigh of relief.  I'm also mad.  Experiencing mixed feelings of: why did he run off, glad he's o.k., is not what I needed right before I leave for school.  I'm thinking I can't be late...There's a quiz!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

CORN!!!!!!:-D
I need a..........