Labor Day

On Monday we labored. We started the day by moving our mailbox. I dug it up, then dug a new hole in a different part of the yard. By moving the mail box, Mama can now sit in the kitchen and watch Underfoot walk to the mail box. It also makes it easier to get the trailer in and out of the back yard. Hallelujah!! We also pulled and pulled weeds. We were sore the next day from so many weeds.

Underfoot has started to use his imagination a lot more. He gives each family member character names like Lighting McQueen, Sally, Mack, Buzz, Jesse, or Woody. They are all characters from different movies he’s seen. Mama remembers as a child playing make believe like this with the different StarWars characters. Her favorite to play was Princess Leia and her least favorite was Chewbacca.

Underfoot also slammed his finger in the car door. Mama didn’t know that a fingernail would bleed. Underfoot took it in stride and cried a little. He asked for a band-aid and moved on. He’s got pain receptors like a rock.


On Thursday Mama was working diligently to clean the kitchen floor. K2 needed a diaper change, so she took a break to change his diaper. She set the poopy diaper aside and went back to cleaning the floor. A few minutes later, K2 came into the kitchen with a dripping diaper. He had taken the loaded diaper, carried it to the toilet, and washed it out. Mama didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. She was grateful that K2 did not “experiment” with the contents of the diaper. K2 helping with the laundry.

On Friday we had some friends over for supper and to play Ticket to Ride. It was fun to make and eat homemade pizza. We were able to eat watermelon from our garden. It was delicious! Also on Friday Mama took me to a yard sale after work. We picked up a gas powered pressure washer and an electric fan for the scout for 40 bucks. I got the pressure washer running on Saturday. We will use it to prep the play structure in the sand box for painting. On Saturday we worked. Mama did Bountiful Baskets in the morning. I made up signs for the community Yard Sale that will occur in two weeks.

K2’s personality continues to blossom. He has taken to smiling a lot more, especially around people that he doesn’t know. He has discovered the joy of jumping on our little trampoline. He puts his arms in the air, jumps up and down, and then giggles and squeals in delight.