Awake: 6:08am Temp 65 sleep 6+21 morning rain overnight @ Nicktown.
Kevin called mid morning asking for a favor; "could you guys stop @ Radio Shack on your way here & purchase (2) # 386 batteries?" "Yes, we can do that," I told him.
En route to the Footes, 1st we made a grocery stop @ Wal-Mart for ourselves & then the Indiana, PA Mall for the Radio Shack. I found out that Radio Shack had only (1) of that type of these batteries that will be used in the Foote speedometers. The guy @ R S said he expected to have (2) more #386 batteries on Monday.
As we approached the Foote porch, we noticed something moving in the Caterpillar/ Moth cage they had setting near their mail box. Oh My Gosh! The caterpillar that Kathy found last July 18, clinging to a branch in the Foote back yard...just hatched & was slowly flapping her wings.
We notified Melissa & the boys who were just as excited as we were & came out on the porch to get a good look @ the Cecropia Moth; the largest North American Moth.
Since the moth has no mouth parts, it cannot eat; the female lives only (7) days & her sole purpose is to mate & lay more eggs. There is one generation a year. Are we off to a good start here or not!
After that exciting entry, we ended up in the backyard watching Matthew, Andrew & Nathan ride their respective bikes/trikes. Matthew just started riding like a champ two weeks ago.
Andrew is not far behind
and Nathan is watching his brothers
even Gregory is eying up the future
Melissa brought us all a fantastic fruit smoothie during our warm outside activity & her timing was perfect.
Sometime later, the boys wanted me to show them how to make paper airplanes. Now we're talking or so I thought; however, it was difficult making a paper airplane outside using a crooked rock as a small table, but I did my best & those crinkled pieces of paper were not even close to being airworthy.
As it turned out, a lot of dark clouds moved in from the south & when the thunder started, the boys & I gathered the helmets & bikes, & stored them in the shed. The paper went inside with the boys where I got serious about constructing: (4) good flyers. Kinley, the dog was brought in to her crate by Melissa.
A wave of rain passed through & before we knew it, sunshine returned & dried the back yard nicely. The paper airplanes were soaring satisfactorily from the back porch until......I went to pick up my favorite flyer & spotted another Frog!
I've heard that their last frog got out of jail free, (someone didn't have the lid closed well enough) so maybe I should reveal the secret hideout for this bigger frog. Well, I did & like Peter the Piper, Matthew had his brothers following every foot step.
They played with & examined that frog thoroughly.
Here we have a wagon train with security officers Andrew & Nathan guarding the frog house.
Then It was time for us to leave & visit John B in the hospital; plus the Footes have a birthday party to attend.
While waiting in the hall to visit John, a call came thru my cell phone for a nurse. At first, I said there were a lot of nurses here. But, Melissa informed me she wanted to talk to nurse "Mom."
Seems Andrew & Nathan were horsing around, as boys are apt to do, & Nathan fell back hitting his head on the radiator & sustaining a laceration. Melissa wanted to know if Kathy thought she needed to bring Nathan to the ER. After getting the answers to a few questions, Kathy instructed Melissa how to care for the wound & avoid a trip to the ER. This made the boys esp happy as they were on their way to a party & didn't want to trade it for a visit to the hospital.
John wasn't content; he's not feeling well, not eating, having difficulty voiding, & experiencing heart fibrillations. He's supposed to be walking to exercise his "new" knee, but is being kept in bed due to his heart irregularities.
Back @ our coach, Nick Skyped: a good 57 min 46 sec. We talked with Jerry who modeled the new "Buzz Lightyear" pj's that Melissa sent him for his birthday. We saw Momoko, who's busy making her "talking" sounds & Eriko, who looks very happy.
We had a wonderful talk time with Nick about his work, Jerry & Momoko's activities, etc. We sure love this Skype.
Due to rain in Nicktown, we forfeited our regular recorded political programs for this evening &
watched another ΒΌ of "Summertime."
Lights out: 12:26am.
Kevin called mid morning asking for a favor; "could you guys stop @ Radio Shack on your way here & purchase (2) # 386 batteries?" "Yes, we can do that," I told him.
En route to the Footes, 1st we made a grocery stop @ Wal-Mart for ourselves & then the Indiana, PA Mall for the Radio Shack. I found out that Radio Shack had only (1) of that type of these batteries that will be used in the Foote speedometers. The guy @ R S said he expected to have (2) more #386 batteries on Monday.
As we approached the Foote porch, we noticed something moving in the Caterpillar/ Moth cage they had setting near their mail box. Oh My Gosh! The caterpillar that Kathy found last July 18, clinging to a branch in the Foote back yard...just hatched & was slowly flapping her wings.
We notified Melissa & the boys who were just as excited as we were & came out on the porch to get a good look @ the Cecropia Moth; the largest North American Moth.
Since the moth has no mouth parts, it cannot eat; the female lives only (7) days & her sole purpose is to mate & lay more eggs. There is one generation a year. Are we off to a good start here or not!
After that exciting entry, we ended up in the backyard watching Matthew, Andrew & Nathan ride their respective bikes/trikes. Matthew just started riding like a champ two weeks ago.
Andrew is not far behind
and Nathan is watching his brothers
even Gregory is eying up the future
Melissa brought us all a fantastic fruit smoothie during our warm outside activity & her timing was perfect. Sometime later, the boys wanted me to show them how to make paper airplanes. Now we're talking or so I thought; however, it was difficult making a paper airplane outside using a crooked rock as a small table, but I did my best & those crinkled pieces of paper were not even close to being airworthy.
As it turned out, a lot of dark clouds moved in from the south & when the thunder started, the boys & I gathered the helmets & bikes, & stored them in the shed. The paper went inside with the boys where I got serious about constructing: (4) good flyers. Kinley, the dog was brought in to her crate by Melissa.
A wave of rain passed through & before we knew it, sunshine returned & dried the back yard nicely. The paper airplanes were soaring satisfactorily from the back porch until......I went to pick up my favorite flyer & spotted another Frog!
I've heard that their last frog got out of jail free, (someone didn't have the lid closed well enough) so maybe I should reveal the secret hideout for this bigger frog. Well, I did & like Peter the Piper, Matthew had his brothers following every foot step.
They played with & examined that frog thoroughly.
Here we have a wagon train with security officers Andrew & Nathan guarding the frog house.
Then It was time for us to leave & visit John B in the hospital; plus the Footes have a birthday party to attend.
While waiting in the hall to visit John, a call came thru my cell phone for a nurse. At first, I said there were a lot of nurses here. But, Melissa informed me she wanted to talk to nurse "Mom."
Seems Andrew & Nathan were horsing around, as boys are apt to do, & Nathan fell back hitting his head on the radiator & sustaining a laceration. Melissa wanted to know if Kathy thought she needed to bring Nathan to the ER. After getting the answers to a few questions, Kathy instructed Melissa how to care for the wound & avoid a trip to the ER. This made the boys esp happy as they were on their way to a party & didn't want to trade it for a visit to the hospital.
John wasn't content; he's not feeling well, not eating, having difficulty voiding, & experiencing heart fibrillations. He's supposed to be walking to exercise his "new" knee, but is being kept in bed due to his heart irregularities.
Back @ our coach, Nick Skyped: a good 57 min 46 sec. We talked with Jerry who modeled the new "Buzz Lightyear" pj's that Melissa sent him for his birthday. We saw Momoko, who's busy making her "talking" sounds & Eriko, who looks very happy.
We had a wonderful talk time with Nick about his work, Jerry & Momoko's activities, etc. We sure love this Skype.
Due to rain in Nicktown, we forfeited our regular recorded political programs for this evening &
watched another ΒΌ of "Summertime."
Lights out: 12:26am.
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