A Little Play

Ok, one of these days I'm going to get into this blogging thing. Or not... I suppose I should post. I like reading other people's blogs, so it stands to reason that there my be one or two people out there who enjoy reading mine. Mostly it just feel like talking into thin air, which I sometimes do anyway, so why not on a blog. My words will drift through cyberspace and possibly land on sympathetic ears, or eyes. Or not... :) There are a million and one things going on in my life, and nothing really at all. So much has happened this past year that it is hard to recap, so I will try and start with the present. I'm excited about our current undertaking, which is to erect a large playset in the backyard for the kids. Little T has started preschool at the Moses Lake Christian Academy, but only goes a few days a week. As the weather warms, the playset will hopefully be a source of entertainment outside of jumping on the couch. The neighbors recently got a trampoline, so that should help too. T was reluctant to get the playset in the first place. I think he was worried about how much work it would be for him rather than how fun it would be for the kids. I love what my neighbor said when I told her of his misgivings. "He's not the one home with them all day trying to find things for them to do!" Amen, Mary, amen. Although everything is still in the boxes in the garage, we did pull out the 10' slide for them to play on. T propped it against the bed of his truck and the kids can slide down it. Hopefully we don't break it before we get it all together!

We are also really looking forward to a trip to California in May to visit my sister and Grandma. We planned it around my cousin's wedding too, so we will get in a lot of visiting. After that, my older brother, Dan, is coming to visit us here in WA. I'm super excited about that too. We are going to drive down to CA, so there should be lots to see. Once there, Little T requested seeing dinosaur bones. I'm sure we can find some. I told him about the BART and how the train goes under the bay. He's excited about the train in the water. I think I should stress that he won't actually be able to see the water when we are under it. :) My uncle told me about a train ride that takes you through the redwoods, so we will probably do that as well. I bet he'll love the Golden Gate bridge. I'm pretty excited. And, of course, the beach. I'm really not a fan of the ocean. Ok, I really hate the beach. But I do like playing in the sand and I think the kids will have fun. I would say, what kid doesn't like the beach, but I never really did. I think I associate it with the many blistering sunburns of my youth. It's stinky, salty and just feels dirty. I guess that's right up most kids' alley. Nonetheless, I am still excited about the beach!