Where is my Hairbrush?

Sept.29-Oct.4, 2008
We had a book club meeting over at our apartment on Monday and the book we discussed was 3 Cups of Tea—it really is an amazing story. I would highly recommend it to anyone. It tell the story of a mountain climber who becomes transformed into a philanthropist dedicated to building schools in rural Pakistan. His story is incredible.
On Tuesday I taught my first Spanish/ASL class to a group of Wharton moms and it was a lot of fun, except for the fact that Isaac had a meltdown right in the middle of everything and wanted to sing “Silly Songs With Larry” and demonstrate the “Where is my Hairbrush” song for everyone. I let him put on a show singing the song after class and he was pretty pumped to have such a big audience.
The boys had a blast at the Smith playhouse on Wednesday morning and they totally wore themselves out climbing on the giant spider web equipment and hunting for fall leaves.
The Wednesday Spanish/ASL class went a lot more smoothly because Isaac was over and Jackson’s house and Levi was asleep.
Carrie and I have started taking turns picking up and dropping off Isaac and Jackson at preschool. I take the boys and she picks them up. It works SO MUCH better. I really like going home after I drop off Isaac instead of hanging around in Roxborough for two hours. Levi and I still go to the library there for a few minutes, but then we can head home and he can take his nap on time.
The Thursday Spanish class went really well, but Isaac did flip out when we didn’t do the “freeze” song right after the “walk” song. We did the “caminar, caminar y parar” song and the kids loved it.
Friday I took the boys to a place called Snipes Farm for a kids club activity and they had a blast. We went on a hay ride, played in a corn labyrinth, saw chickens, horses, pigs, and turkeys, and hung out at a fun playground at the end of the tour. The boys also got to pick out a pumpkin to take home. They really soaked up all of the fun—it made me wish we lived on a farm! Kids just need to be outdoors and explore.
On Saturday James played rugby most of the day and we were kind of stuck in center city because of a Bruce Springsteen concert going on. In the afternoon we had a good distraction because we were invited to a b-day party for Colin—the Nash’s little boy who turned one. I think Isaac horked four cupcakes when I wasn’t looking. Levi had a couple of cupcakes too, but he actually balanced it out with good stuff from the veggie tray like tomatoes, broccoli, celery, and carrots.
General conference weekend—ah yes. It’s kind of nice to have a church vacation twice a year and listen to talks over the internet. Since the conference didn’t start out here until noon, James took the boys to the park in the morning and I got some much needed time to myself.