Awake: 6:15am Temp 14 sleep 6+39 mostly cloudy overnight @ Nicktown.
We skipped the KK meeting to visit Bernie the builder to discuss some decision making issues.
After that, we had our breakfast & left Nicktown @ 10:10am & motored to Indiana, PA for grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart & then to visit the Foote family.
When we arrived @ the Castle, only Melissa & Gregory were in the house. Kevin also had gone grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart with the (3) older boys (we were tipped off by Melissa) & we did look casually for them when in the store but no find. So Gregory had at least (15) min alone with Kathy & me before the rest of the gang showed up.
Matthew went downstairs with Kathy to assist her in getting our laundry started since he knows the right amount of detergent to use & the best sequence of buttons to push.
Shortly after that, Nathan asked me to read one of his favorite books; soon I had Gregory, then Andrew & sometimes Matthew listening & seeing the pictures in the story book. Many of these library books have been read to the boys umpteen times, so they know what's happening & what comes next; but they sure enjoy a good story.
Upon Andrew's request Kathy went to the 3rd floor with him to see the many Lego vehicles he had made. They were followed shortly by Matthew & Nathan who also have an array of Lego creations.
Around 2:00pm, the Foote family had their midday dinner. Since we ate our usual big breakfast a few hrs ago, we didn't need to eat again but we did enjoy a bean & cheese Tortilla. Just after finishing my Tortilla, Nathan was trying to get a police jacket on so I gave him a helping hand. He looked so good, I asked him if he would show me his teeth...and he did.
After that, Matthew, Andrew & Nathan all wanted me upstairs on the 3rd floor to see what they had been doing & making. Wow! Just look @ what these guys can do with their time: trucks, cars, airplane, vans, & fire trucks; you name it & they're in the parking arena.
This is how they do it: Andrew finds the appropriate Lego pieces & follows the printed instruction pages that Nick & Eriko had given them for Christmas (what a perfect gift!); then Andrew gives the finished product to Matthew; he takes it all apart & puts it all back together again. The pieces are sometimes difficult to find amongst the thousands of Legos they have in (6) drawers & other containers, but they patiently & casually seek & find the parts to make the things you see here.
Meanwhile, Kathy was downstairs playing with Gregory in between laundry load changes &, when Andrew ventured downstairs & got busy putting 100 piece Thomas puzzles together, he enlisted Kathy's help to find edge pieces.
When I returned to the main floor, Gregory wanted my attention & he grabbed a book for us to read; in looking for a spot to sit down, I thought I'd give him a ride around the living room 1st, & there was Melissa with a camera.
It was soon snack time for the boys & Kathy read 4 books to them while they ate. They weren't finished listening yet, so Melissa took over while Kathy finished doing our laundry.
Just before I started carrying the laundry bags out to the Suzuki, Matthew asked me if I had a one dollar bill. "No I don't...but I do have a five dollar bill." I told him. Could I have it please?
I kind of figured he was going to make a paper airplane with it....but instead, he made a beautiful origami Dove.
Then he proceeded to give us a week's worth of his origami creations &, of course, my (5) dollar bill.
We thanked the Foote family for the use of their washer & dryer ....it would have taken me a few days worth of going outside to do the water works to accomplish what Kathy did this afternoon; plus, it's cold outside.
The afternoon passed quickly & it was soon time for us to return to our home on wheels, arriving @ 5:25pm. It was another fun visit with the Foote family.
Dinner: Leftovers: a little pork veggie stir fry & Italian tuna casserole.
Lights out: 11:23pm.
We skipped the KK meeting to visit Bernie the builder to discuss some decision making issues.
After that, we had our breakfast & left Nicktown @ 10:10am & motored to Indiana, PA for grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart & then to visit the Foote family.
When we arrived @ the Castle, only Melissa & Gregory were in the house. Kevin also had gone grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart with the (3) older boys (we were tipped off by Melissa) & we did look casually for them when in the store but no find. So Gregory had at least (15) min alone with Kathy & me before the rest of the gang showed up.
Matthew went downstairs with Kathy to assist her in getting our laundry started since he knows the right amount of detergent to use & the best sequence of buttons to push.
Shortly after that, Nathan asked me to read one of his favorite books; soon I had Gregory, then Andrew & sometimes Matthew listening & seeing the pictures in the story book. Many of these library books have been read to the boys umpteen times, so they know what's happening & what comes next; but they sure enjoy a good story.
Upon Andrew's request Kathy went to the 3rd floor with him to see the many Lego vehicles he had made. They were followed shortly by Matthew & Nathan who also have an array of Lego creations.
Around 2:00pm, the Foote family had their midday dinner. Since we ate our usual big breakfast a few hrs ago, we didn't need to eat again but we did enjoy a bean & cheese Tortilla. Just after finishing my Tortilla, Nathan was trying to get a police jacket on so I gave him a helping hand. He looked so good, I asked him if he would show me his teeth...and he did.
After that, Matthew, Andrew & Nathan all wanted me upstairs on the 3rd floor to see what they had been doing & making. Wow! Just look @ what these guys can do with their time: trucks, cars, airplane, vans, & fire trucks; you name it & they're in the parking arena.
This is how they do it: Andrew finds the appropriate Lego pieces & follows the printed instruction pages that Nick & Eriko had given them for Christmas (what a perfect gift!); then Andrew gives the finished product to Matthew; he takes it all apart & puts it all back together again. The pieces are sometimes difficult to find amongst the thousands of Legos they have in (6) drawers & other containers, but they patiently & casually seek & find the parts to make the things you see here.
Meanwhile, Kathy was downstairs playing with Gregory in between laundry load changes &, when Andrew ventured downstairs & got busy putting 100 piece Thomas puzzles together, he enlisted Kathy's help to find edge pieces. When I returned to the main floor, Gregory wanted my attention & he grabbed a book for us to read; in looking for a spot to sit down, I thought I'd give him a ride around the living room 1st, & there was Melissa with a camera.
It was soon snack time for the boys & Kathy read 4 books to them while they ate. They weren't finished listening yet, so Melissa took over while Kathy finished doing our laundry. Just before I started carrying the laundry bags out to the Suzuki, Matthew asked me if I had a one dollar bill. "No I don't...but I do have a five dollar bill." I told him. Could I have it please?
I kind of figured he was going to make a paper airplane with it....but instead, he made a beautiful origami Dove.
Then he proceeded to give us a week's worth of his origami creations &, of course, my (5) dollar bill. We thanked the Foote family for the use of their washer & dryer ....it would have taken me a few days worth of going outside to do the water works to accomplish what Kathy did this afternoon; plus, it's cold outside.
The afternoon passed quickly & it was soon time for us to return to our home on wheels, arriving @ 5:25pm. It was another fun visit with the Foote family.
Dinner: Leftovers: a little pork veggie stir fry & Italian tuna casserole.
Lights out: 11:23pm.
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