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bounce house blur.

Tanta Di has a cold.

B and I went to the canoe club today after cleaning all morning.  It was a lovely summer day.

Bennett cried this morning wishing Momo could be with us - she clung to me today.   I made soup for dinner hoping to help Di feel better.

No running today - love this picture Di took of Avy and B in the bounce house!

Big Weekend

We are still recovering.

What a weekend mostly great!  We had a bit of a hard time at the graduation.  Bennett and I both had a difficult time.  I struggled with how to support her and myself.  One of the parents came to me and said we were doing what we needed to do - which was crying and hanging on.  That was wonderful to hear and helped me just continue.

Aunt Ruth and Tanta Di were there steadfast and supportive.  Tanta got a video of the kid next to B hitting her which sent her off.  I cannot blame him since he ended up leaving to go to the er with low blood pressure.  This is just pre-school!

The trip to NYC was great.  Bennett loved seeing the babies and I felt like we did the right thing seeing her with them.  Dori was the co-pilot which was great she was wonderfully social after a glass of wine and was able to keep up with B after the party.  I think we jogged a mile or so after B in Manhattan.

B getting grad certificate

Next day was the big b-day bounce house in the park.  We did it!  Bennett was mostly great - having fun with her friends.  I loved all the people who came - they were wonderful!  Bennett had more presents than she could open in a day.

Aunties and Sisters made it happen- thank you!   

Monday Estelle came to hang out with us - she is such a great kid.  At one point in the day B and Estelle were walking through the house and B was telling the story of when Momo died.  Estelle just listened to B it was incredible to watch.

Dori and I went to the gym  and ran 3.5 miles.  Today I ran with Zeus 3 miles .  We did not do much today -sadly said goodbye to dori and then cleaned.  Tanta Di shopped and we just relaxed.   

Hot days

Summer has arrived here in New England.  It was at least 90 with high humidity today.

Di and I went to Trader Joe's to buy stuff for B's party and the graduation party.  We will be partied out by the end of the weekend.  Friday is the grand preschool graduation followed by a party at the canoe club.  Saturday we drive to NYC for the twins christening party.  Sunday we will be creating chaos at our local park with a bounce house for B's birthday.

Bennett woke up at 5:30 am today to tell me she did not want a bounce house.  I wanted to say too bad your having one, but instead I rolled over and told her to go back to sleep.  She may be a bit excited about the upcoming events.

Zues and I ran yesterday 3 miles.  Today I went to the gym and ran 3.5 miles in the air conditioning.

Tanta Di is here!

Bennett and I are very happy to have Tanta here.  B is currently telling Di a very detailed story with many characters.

Z and I ran 2.5 miles - more tomorrow of everything.

The dingo ate your baby

Aunt Ruth C came over today.  She played with Bennett and chatted with me.  Zeus and I jogged up to Scott's tower 3 miles.  Ruth helped me figure out which of Ruth's handmade sweaters should go to which close friends.  Ruth C is my sounding board now - it is hard I am not good at several friends.  I rely heavily on one or two- I have always been this way.

Ruth C also taught B to say "the dingo ate your baby!"  She is saying it now while playing on the ipad.

crazy projects

ipad obsession

I seem to be keeping myself busy lately.  Between jogging with Zeus in the woods, house projects and getting B to school my time disappears.

Sandy picked Bennett up yesterday from school so I could finish up one of my crazy projects.  I have recently had three kind of bizarre ideas that have taken over my brain.  Two are just about done.  First was to take apart the old piano left in the dance studio downstairs and install the harp in the wall.  Second finish a metal gate I had started a while ago.  Third create an armature to hang a cow skeleton from the ceiling.

metal junk gate

None of these things actually make money or get me further along on my construction work.  Most people would just throw this stuff out.  They do get things out of the way and keep me from sitting around and crying.

B and I went to the farm today after school.  We met Sandy and Avy.  Bennett was tired when we arrived and had a small melt down over the fact that Avy picked the same type of treat that she did.  She seemed to recover after sitting in the shade and eating her ice treat.  For the most part B had a great time playing with Avy.

Sandy watched them for a bit while I obssesively picked peas.

Tired puppy 3 miles yesterday and 2 today.

plans and tp

We are here.

Bennett did not want to get out of bed or go to school today - I said ok.  We did alot for a stay at home day.  She went to the gym play place so I could work out - 3.5 miles today.  B did not want to leave.

We walked Zeus in the rain then went to city hall to check on our bounce house paper work.  Bennett wanted to go to open swim at the y so we did and then to Walmart to get paper, cleaning and plastic stuff ( we really needed tp).  

My plan for the day was to finish a project in the studio but hey - this is life with a 4 almost 5 year old.

Zeus and I ran 2.5 miles yesterday