A Flu, in Three Parts

Blech.

I thought about naming this post "My Couch Smells Like Vomit" 

I wonder how many would be repulsed at a title like that? (Or how many would be strangely attracted?)

or "Ode to Clorox Wipes ( How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways...)

But that could go on forever. And Im sure you have things to do.

Or Germs (a Haiku) 

Which would go something like this:

Germs

Invisible Foe

Sucking all the Christmas Joy

Bleach Bleach Bleach Bleach Bleach.

Festive, eh?

Well, around here, sharing is caring.

We did a bare minimum of school today and I did manage to make some coffee filter snowflakes and the kids made ornaments to decorate the window. I can count that, right?

Source

Of course, I failed to use enough felt so they look a bit like cheerleaders pom poms after a hard rain than this lovely photo from the Purlbee .But still, they are rather colorful in the window.

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So did I tell you our xbox controller mysteriously broke? I say mysteriously because just the day before I had thought- man, I wish we could get away from watching movies as much as we have been. I wish we we didn't have the option...

doo doo doo doo...    doo doo doo doo...

Please don't tell my husband I told you that.

So it just stopped working. Like 3 weeks ago.

And its been glorious.
We've been playing games and we put together 2 puzzles (1500 pieces total!)
Caden beats us at Uno almost everytime we play. And the kids have really reached gold star level in the imaginative play area. Today they had been shrunk by a giant and wouldn't ever get back to their regular size if they couldn't escape from his castle( a blanket fort in their room) Now they are playing hide and seek. Caden is it - "11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 21, 24, 20!"

I'm sure we will someday get a new controller, but its nice, right now, living in this world.

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Oh, Charlotte turned 6 this week! She wants to get her ears pierced soon. 

While Im lounging around, how about some photos from her party?

I better go now.

Ethan is running around the house with a baby blanket tied to a yard stick shouting 

"Freedom Freedom! We've won the Revolutionary War!" 

and Caden's in handcuffs...

Our Summer So Far...

Things have been super busy here.We've gone to Powell Gardens and St. Louis and I'll post about that soon.

Also, our garden is going great! Much more on that later...

But for now, here is some of the fun we've been having so far.

Garage band.

Before Judah got his (third!) haircut, it was great fun to stick him in front of the air conditioner and watch it blow around.

That's all for now!

A Walkabout

Once in awhile, we like to go on an adventure.

We go downtown and explore.

There was a fight in the alley...

But witnesses weren't cooperating. 

There is a surprising amount of interesting things in our old town.

"Look how long the train is!"

An impromptu game while we waited to cross.

No adventure is complete without a little treasure hunt.

We found a cool hat at the gazebo.

Jeremiah made up an awesome story about a hobo with one leg who lost his hat.

 "Billy the Hobo" it was called.