Wednesday

We've been trying to enjoy some down time at home this week. We did go to the swimming pool late yesterday afternoon after I had mowed the patch around the swing set which is the only spot of grass that still grows in a drought. I never see it stop growing or go dormant until the absolute winter. John sowed that grass after the initial work to the basement had been finished 8 years ago when we were first married. I don't know what mix it was, but it's the toughest I've ever seen and is green nearly year around (if it weren't for sub-zero weather in the winter). So, anyway, after I mowed it, we went to the pool. We have 2 baby pools at our town pool, but one is currently out of commission-the good one, actually-as the paint they painted on the bottom of the pool came off in sheets one weekend and they tried to repaint, but it wouldn't stick. So, there's just the other baby pool, which has a giant mushroom in the center of it that is a water sprinkler of sorts. My kids rarely played in it before and I imagine if we went during the busy times, it would be terribly crowded, unless people are taking their little ones somewhere else. That would me a drive at least 30 minutes away. The regular pool is fine, and I got Ellie to stand it for a little while at a time. Anna was the same way. Isaac next year, will be too big for the baby pool, but he's not great at swimming without his life vest on, yet. He practiced some without it, but got panicked at one point and tried to drown himself, I was right there, but I made him go back in the pool later on after he recovered and he even got to jump in the water, doing cannonballs w/a friend, so it turned out ok in the end. After that, we stopped at the local scrapbook store for a few supplies, and may be possibly getting a kitten from them in the near future.
The kids have been fairly naughty this week. Apparently, all the fun things are done, so now they're getting bored and possibly sick of each other. It's definately time to go to school. Isaac starts on the 19th in Kindergarten. Mom's a little excited and nervous for him. Anna goes back to preschool on the 31st, but she's kinda oblivious about it. I am not sure she'll be excited for school at any time. Isaac is pretty ready and excited. Anna could care less, as long as she gets to see her Teri and be the helper, that's all she cares about right now. She won't see Teri (the speech pathologist) a lot, but some during her class time. She started speech with Teri last year and loved her. I think Anna would have just preferred to stay with sessions with her rather than go to TYKE.
Friday is an appointment day for me for the chiropractor and eye dr. I really need new glasses-I could barely read the kids' books the last couple of nights, so I am actually looking forward to it. This kids will go to mom's for the day. Then, on Saturday, I am headed to Lincoln to take my photos I've entered to the St. Fair and also take Isaac school shopping. This is it-this is the year we get the big-kid supplies: lunch boxes, markers, scissors, etc. Should be fun, I hope!