Fall must be coming soon!

It was cold last night. We left the windows open- probably too far open, and woke up around 4 shivering. After checking on the kids (whose windows were only cracked) we piled on the blankets and enjoyed the chill. Tonight is supposed to be colder. We are not ready for cold weather. We have been anticipating (but ignoring) our need for a propane tank. We know that we can't make it through the winter without heat. However, we did not anticipate our clothing dilemma! Today I went to get Gabriel a pair of pants because he's grown out of everything he has. I went to the garage to snag a pair of Nathaniel's from last year when I discovered that Bubba totally skipped 3T winter stuff. We don't have any that I can find! That is almost unbelievable. We've had hand me downs from lots of people, not just Nathaniel. How could we miss 3T long sleeves/pants? I must be mistaken. I'm going to have to check the attic.

In other news, today was not a school day, but we did use clay to make a cuneiform tablet like they did in Sumer. I mean, if they used flat head screw drivers and rolling pins. The kids enjoyed that, but only daddy was skilled enough to actually shape the figures.

Also, Ian did a little science reading for Micaela, Nathaniel, and Gabriel. We were all in the play room (which is now gated), and Ian asked "Who likes butterflies and moths?" All three said ME! as loud and long as they could- right as they were finishing Asher bellowed "ME!" That was funny. While they were reading, Asher stood at the boys work bench (that we had just organized) and took all the screws out of the tray and placed each one in a different hole on the table. Very clever we thought, but not quite our idea of organization. After he was done playing tools he unloaded the bottom shelf of the kids' book case and held a loud conversation with his shape sorter wagon. The kids all call him Asher Disaster. I guess he deserves it. Then the science lesson was over, and the kids all had brownies and a cup of milk before worship and bed.

Ian and I are sitting up quietly and it's so nice. We worked hard to finish some small projects around the house today, and although there's quite a bit to be done (the house is not clean by any stretch of the imagination) it feels good to know that some things that have been nagging us are finished.