August 27, 2004
Strawberries for everyone!
The whole crew: Carl, my mom and the kids bringing baskets. Note both kids are wearing red shirts 'cause we all know strawberry stains won't show on red shirts! LOL! ;)
Wednesday we went strawberry picking and what a blast we all had. Carl was the pro picker, he filled up his baskets in a flash. Lucas was our official quality tester, he ate so many strawberries by the end he said his tummy was full. He had a good time just running up and down each row and bringing us strawberries to eat. LOL! Zoe was good at picking too and both my mom and I just loved our experience. It was her 1st time picking fresh strawberries. The kids asked if we could come back, which most likely not but I think they will remember that day for a long time. :) I think we have enough to last us until next summer! LOL!
Thursday was jam day, we cleaned, cut, mashed strawberries and both Carl and my mom got to make jam for the 1st time. Our jars sealed right away so they are all good for up to a year. Kids are still loving strawberries after eating them almost non-stop for two day. LOL! I woke up sick so I stayed in bed most of the day and knitted away. Zoe is settling well in her new "going-to-school" routine, Lucas is not, he doesn't want to go to sleep at night and doesn't even nap anymore. It will prove to be difficult on days where my mom will be home alone with both kids on mornings.
Today Zoe went on one of her first playdates, they had such a good time that for the 1st time ever she stayed at her friend's place for supper. WOW! It was really weird to have her away for 5 hours. I know that as soon as Zoe starts school she will be away a few hours everyday but it will be different as she will come home for lunch. We are lucky enough to live only a few minutes away from her school (which I attended also!!!). Her schedule is that she is away 2,5 hours in the morning then has a 2 hour lunch and then 2 hours in the afternoon. Totally different than having her gone five hours straight at a friend's house, right? ;) Lucas said today that he doesn't want his sister to go to school. :( I think he's starting to realise she won't be home all the time anymore, just today he found it long not having her to play with. I am excited to get some one-on-one time with him though. Zoe takes up alot of space and it will be good for him to have some undivided attention a few hours each day. Also I already planned out a few activities for him, we will 'play' school for him also so that he can proudly show his big sister that he's learning too. :)
Now have you ever had a knitting project that you simply hate but keep on knitting it? It's happening with my thrum sock, the roving is a pain to pull apart and it looks like it matted/fulled somehow. I am dreading have to deal with the roving each few rows I knit. I have no idea how spinners do it, they must have a little secret I don't know. ;) I keep on knitting the thrum sock but really am hating the experience and I just don't know if it's worth the pain to keep on knitting it. I don't want to stop and take a break as I know myself and will never go back to it. Now I hate knitting the project so does it mean I'll hate the end product!? UGH!
Today both kids are going to daycare, it's a full day so they will be eating lunch with their little friends. It is also Zoe's last time there officially, non-officially she might beg us to go on a day off we'll see. LOL! The kids sure are growing up quickly when we see all that has happened over the last years, just over the summer Zoe seems to have become wiser and Lucas is in full toddler-hood, he makes us laugh daily and he can charm just about anyone. :)
Wishing you all a lovely day. :)
Posted by Jo at August 27, 2004 12:04 AM