Headlights in the Fog

When I grow up...

On Friday we went to a local pizza place for dinner. On our way back to the car, Jack and I were walking together holding hands. He said (wistfully), "Mom? You want to know one thing I want to do when I grow up?"

Me, "Yes."

Jack, "I want to go to one of those murder mystery dinners."

I started laughing hysterically which made Jack self-conscious and upset. I said, "Sorry Sweetie, but that was not at all what I thought you would say!"

It's hard to be the adult

Thom caught the two kittens this morning. They were even cuter up close than they were scurrying around the edges of the garage. Jack was coming up with all sorts of scenarios that had us keeping one, if not both, of the kittens. It's hard to be the adult in the face of the commotion two small kittens found in your garage can cause. It was a fleeting thought through my mind that we could keep them... and then reality set in. We have 3 awesome cats. 2 kittens would turn their world upside down. Kittens are so much work. I called around and found a Vet who would take the kittens, worm them and find a home for them. I breathed a sigh of relief when I handed them over. I am not looking forward to picking up Jack from school and telling him the kittens are gone. That is one time it is really hard to be the adult... when you are telling your earnest 7 year old why we can't keep the cute kittens.

In other news, yesterday was 'summer birthday' day at Kitty's school. Her birthday is August 14th. Her teacher made her a glittery crown, cupcakes were consumed and 'Happy Birthday' was sung. When we got home Kitty made a birthday crown for her current favorite lovey: Lucky.

On the move

I have been Ms-field-trip-o-rama these past two weeks. Last week I went to the zoo with Kitty's afternoon class and on a nature field trip with her morning class. This week I went to the Aquarium with the 1st graders at Jack's school. OH! I also finished the quilt I was making for Kitty's class. I'm at a loss for what to do next (I have an idea...) so I am giving myself a few days off to regroup. Below is a picture of a few of Jack's classmates and himself posing in front of some fish...

 

Below is Kitty with some of her classmates on their field trip...

Kitty's field trip was about water. There was a story about the lifecycle of a drop of water, then a cool game and lastly they got to wade through a stream. Everyone was prepared and had their boots on. I thought for sure Kitty was going to have a full body dunk because of the way she was gallivanting through the water. She ended up getting wet up to her waist... she didn't mind it at all. Below are two pictures of her with the stream:

 

At the Aquarium they have a beautiful mobile. It is silver and sparkly and moves while reflecting pink light. I took a picture, but I have not done it justice:

In some late breaking news, last night Thom and the kids were out in the yard. They heard a strange sound coming from the garage. Upon closer inspection, they found this:

Actually, there are two kittens in our garage. One of our cats, Solomon, was found in the garage 5 years ago. The kids are waging a campaign to keep at least one kitten. We already have 3 cats. More on this situation will be forthcoming as details are known.

Kitty has 2 haircuts

Kitty gave herself a haircut. The next day we had it shaped by the woman who always cuts Kitty's hair. She said, "Kitty went from a bob to a wedge!" Kitty vacillates between hating it and semi-liking it. It didn't help matters that a girl in school told Kitty she looks like a boy. I don't think the girl meant to be hurtful. I try to reassure Kitty that she is beautiful, but she doesn't believe me.

Last Sunday we were visited by a good friend of Thom's since childhood, Eric. He was in DC for a convention and came up to Philly to see Thom and another friend. Eric lives in Hawaii... so it is a rare pleasure we get to spend time with him. At first the kids were shy, but by lunchtime Jack was asking Eric to play Wii with him. Below is a picture:

That same weekend Thom sang in two concerts with his Oratorio Society. He always gets decked out in a tux...

 

Yesterday I chaperoned Kitty's class on their Philadelphia Zoo trip. We had a blast. It was a beautiful day and the kids were so excited by the animals. Below is a picture of Kitty with her good friend Keely:

We went out for brunch on Mothers Day with my mom and dad. They treated us and boy was it a treat!Yummy food, great company and afterwords we saw a miniature train set up the knocked our socks off!

This week I am in another mad dash to finish a quilt... this time it is for Kitty's preschool class. I want to get it done before the school year ends so all of the kids who worked on it can see it. Below is how it currently looks... I start the actual machine quilting tomorrow!