7 Quick Takes Friday

(Go see Jennifer at Conversion Diary, hostess of 7 Quick Takes Friday.)

1. What the heck is so special about washing hands? I don't mean in a hygienic sense, but in the sense that Calla would happily stand at the sink and wash her hands for hours.

Heck, I wouldn't mind, if it weren't for the huge amount of water involved. Am I the only mom around whose kiddos have started crying because she made them STOP cleaning themselves...?

And yes, they do like showers/baths - until I have to wash their hair. Cue wailing and gnashing of teeth.


2. Now that the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing has passed, you can go through the mission at your own pace at We Choose the Moon. Very nifty for being able to see the stages quickly, though you miss out on the behind-the-scenes banter, troubleshooting, and such. (It will still play all of that audio, but if you skip ahead to the next stage, you'll be missing it.) I do kinda wish they had the rest of the time on the moon and the return trip available - the audio feed ends with Neil Armstrong's famous step.


3. We were going to be going to a Christmas in July shindig this morning, but my in-laws decided to host a family cookout this evening with a whoooooole lotta folks coming - so I decided overloading the kiddos with both would be a bit much. I was kinda looking forward to Christmas cookies and crafts today, though. :( Oh well.

(153 Days until Christmas. Oh, and Nick? 99 days until Christmas music! It's double digits now!)


4. I'm sick of the kiddos' room. Not in a decorative sense, but in a cleaning sense. The kiddos do try to help clean it, but it's difficult because their space is limited (which means it is that much worse than it could be, and gets cluttered QUICKLY). We really do need to get going on that attic conversion, and get them their playroom. And separate bedrooms. Preferably before high school... :D


5. Were overalls really THAT popular during the original run of "Lamb Chop's Playalong"? It seems like that's all Shari Lewis wore.

Related to that, wonder what kids' shows from now will be shown twenty years from now, and what the adults THEN will be saying "We really wore THAT?" about?


6. We're considering my returning to teaching in the 10-11 school year, with the hubby as the stay-at-home parent. It *would* be nifty for vacation time (and there would be other benefits as well); gonna need to think about it a lot.

7. "Can I make fireworks, Calla?" There's a sentence you don't expect to hear. Making fireworks, by the way, = hitting the bed with Calla's toy broom. Apparently it sounds to them like the *boom* of fireworks. Patrick usually makes a kind of "raspberries" type of sound to imitate the sound of the fireworks flying before the explosion.

And now Calla is upset because Patrick has the broom and she can't make fireworks.

Wouldn't that be something to overhear without explanation...?