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10 April 2011 Rescuing Earthworms

Apr 11, 2011

9 April 2011 Sneaking in to Cat-Sit

Apr 10, 2011

8 April 2011 Rain

Apr 9, 2011

And the woods are getting greener.

The other day Sam started writing a list of places she wants to travel to. I’m not sure what prompted this activity. The first few entries have her creative, phonetic spelling (like “Ejipt”) but then somewhere along the way she figured out that she could copy country names from the map on her wall. This afternoon she …

7 April 2011 Warm Enough

Apr 8, 2011

To hang the laundry outside to dry.

6 April 2011 Sock Monkey

Apr 7, 2011

I sewed my first ever sock monkey today. (Thanks to Cindy and Bill for the kit!) Sam was supposed to help, but she decided that her job was to make bead bracelets. Even sock monkeys need some bling.

5 April 2011 Charming Toes

Apr 6, 2011

During “Aunt Skip Fun Day” Sam attempts to charm Rex with her toe. Her latest ambition is to be an animal charmer. Yes, not a doctor (“Doctor Dolittle’s already done that, Mom”) but a charmer.

4 April 2011 Working Out at Pen Park

Apr 5, 2011

3 April 2011 Garden Plot

Apr 4, 2011

It took us all day to get this far in preparing our modest garden. “Treasure” uncovered as we dug in the dirt: earthworms, beetles, inch worms, rocks, a bungee cord, a ball, and a toy car. The last was a terrific motivator for my gardening partner, who would still be out there now digging, digging, digging, so …

2 April 2011 5.5

Apr 3, 2011

As of today, Sam is halfway to 11. (Although our friends Cindy and Bill found out this evening that like Nigel Tufnel’s amplifier, she already “goes up to 11” in terms of energy. Thanks for playing with her tonight–she had a ball!) Meanwhile I’m still trying to figure out where the last 6 months went…