Ah, Jonagold apples again! Daddy is munching on these even now as he types. These were harvested from Ellijay just yesterday, as Aunt Shain and Madison's cousins were picking apples off the trees up there. It was surely a beautiful day - although it sounded a bit crowded from her description of things. Nevertheless, they had a splendid time, and of course the fruit of the journey was in fact fruit: delicious apples. Jonagold apples are our new favorite right now.
Madison had to 'publish' her paper today. Don't be alarmed - Daddy didn't even know she was publishing a paper. This was the final step in something she's been doing at school: brainstorming, rough draft, peer editing, teacher conference, and then finally publishing. Madison explained these steps to Daddy, sharing her paper with him. It was a bit she wrote about the Disney Cruise, and why it was such a fun experience for her. She wrote quite a bit, in fact, and has been giving slight hints left and right about wanting to do it again some time. Ah, if only we could, Madison.
Right now we have to let Mommy heal up first. She's doing well in that respect. We did have a bit of a setback with some pasta and tomato sauce. The acidic nature of the sauce probably didn't help out too much - at least that's our suspicion. The pasta itself was gluten-free, so therefore it should have been okay. Such is life right now, experimenting again to get back on track. And trying to avoid medication where possible. Those pills just make you sleepy, and Mommy is trying to avoid sleeping on the couch all day. But at the same time, she knows there is a time to rest and a time to heal, and these two weeks following a major surgery are ones where you want to be careful and not overextend yourself.
Tonight we had ballet again, and while that went on, Mommy and Daddy went grocery shopping, finally catching up on all the supplies we need for a few weeks. Madison enjoyed dance as always, and it was good to have her back there. We didn't have it last week, due to Labor Day, and then Mommy's inability to drive on Wednesday. We'll return to close-to-normal this week.
Daddy is always having to tell make-up stories in the car, and this morning's was sort of fun. We envisioned the entire Avengers team, and then a few other heroes as well, all working together to help out baby sea turtles on their journey to the sea. Ant-Man's assistance was particularly fun, as he was riding atop a baby sea turtle, using his strength to throw around advancing crabs at pesky seagulls. This sort of story was just right for Madison, who contributed her own parts of the story as well.
This afternoon, Mommy and Daddy could spend some time on the front porch, reading, and waiting for Madison's bus to get home. It was such a perfect day, quiet and cool, a slight breeze in the air. Fall is such a time of refreshing, which is odd because of the very nature of the season. It is a time where things die, and yet here we all are, a spring in our step after a deep breath of crisp cool air. Yes, even Madison is loving Fall's 'spring,' where we all suddenly feel a surge of positive emotion. This all despite the doom and gloom in the world. We still have Fall's spring, a newfound joy and gleeful spirit.
We're close to finishing "The City of Gold," at bedtime, and simultaneously, this latest Bible we've been reading from. Story time at night has become a very big moment of the day, we're proud to say. Before bed, we were watching an episode of "The Tick," an episode that features Leonardo DaVinci and his "Time Commandos." This is a hilarious cartoon that has only two seasons, but each episode is chock full of goodness. This episode's treatment of George Washington Carver is especially hilarious, as all I really know about the guy is his work with peanuts. And apparently that's all the writers of the show knew as well. This might be a series we watch with Madison soon - we have both seasons on DVD at the moment. But also at the moment, we're going through "Ultimate Spider-Man," and have a ways to go there.
We got news today: no Christmas production at Free Chapel this year. This is big, as we now have a lot more free time to spend at Christmas time. Also, we can spend a lot of that time working for our new Star Wars themed series. We're pretty excited about that. But first... let's deal with the Time Travelers series, eh? Daddy has a lot to do in that direction. In fact, I think I'm going to be going to do that... right now...
Madison had to 'publish' her paper today. Don't be alarmed - Daddy didn't even know she was publishing a paper. This was the final step in something she's been doing at school: brainstorming, rough draft, peer editing, teacher conference, and then finally publishing. Madison explained these steps to Daddy, sharing her paper with him. It was a bit she wrote about the Disney Cruise, and why it was such a fun experience for her. She wrote quite a bit, in fact, and has been giving slight hints left and right about wanting to do it again some time. Ah, if only we could, Madison.
Right now we have to let Mommy heal up first. She's doing well in that respect. We did have a bit of a setback with some pasta and tomato sauce. The acidic nature of the sauce probably didn't help out too much - at least that's our suspicion. The pasta itself was gluten-free, so therefore it should have been okay. Such is life right now, experimenting again to get back on track. And trying to avoid medication where possible. Those pills just make you sleepy, and Mommy is trying to avoid sleeping on the couch all day. But at the same time, she knows there is a time to rest and a time to heal, and these two weeks following a major surgery are ones where you want to be careful and not overextend yourself.
Tonight we had ballet again, and while that went on, Mommy and Daddy went grocery shopping, finally catching up on all the supplies we need for a few weeks. Madison enjoyed dance as always, and it was good to have her back there. We didn't have it last week, due to Labor Day, and then Mommy's inability to drive on Wednesday. We'll return to close-to-normal this week.
Daddy is always having to tell make-up stories in the car, and this morning's was sort of fun. We envisioned the entire Avengers team, and then a few other heroes as well, all working together to help out baby sea turtles on their journey to the sea. Ant-Man's assistance was particularly fun, as he was riding atop a baby sea turtle, using his strength to throw around advancing crabs at pesky seagulls. This sort of story was just right for Madison, who contributed her own parts of the story as well.
This afternoon, Mommy and Daddy could spend some time on the front porch, reading, and waiting for Madison's bus to get home. It was such a perfect day, quiet and cool, a slight breeze in the air. Fall is such a time of refreshing, which is odd because of the very nature of the season. It is a time where things die, and yet here we all are, a spring in our step after a deep breath of crisp cool air. Yes, even Madison is loving Fall's 'spring,' where we all suddenly feel a surge of positive emotion. This all despite the doom and gloom in the world. We still have Fall's spring, a newfound joy and gleeful spirit.
We're close to finishing "The City of Gold," at bedtime, and simultaneously, this latest Bible we've been reading from. Story time at night has become a very big moment of the day, we're proud to say. Before bed, we were watching an episode of "The Tick," an episode that features Leonardo DaVinci and his "Time Commandos." This is a hilarious cartoon that has only two seasons, but each episode is chock full of goodness. This episode's treatment of George Washington Carver is especially hilarious, as all I really know about the guy is his work with peanuts. And apparently that's all the writers of the show knew as well. This might be a series we watch with Madison soon - we have both seasons on DVD at the moment. But also at the moment, we're going through "Ultimate Spider-Man," and have a ways to go there.
We got news today: no Christmas production at Free Chapel this year. This is big, as we now have a lot more free time to spend at Christmas time. Also, we can spend a lot of that time working for our new Star Wars themed series. We're pretty excited about that. But first... let's deal with the Time Travelers series, eh? Daddy has a lot to do in that direction. In fact, I think I'm going to be going to do that... right now...
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