Thursday

Summer and I went to the library special of the week today. So far we havn't much enjoyed any of them but the African Dance Company. I thought it was just me but Summer turned her nose up at the magician from today and the balloon guy from last week. Sometimes I think when you homeschool your child they see so much of the "big" world that the stuff that's made for everyday kids just isn't enough for their expanded minds.

Anyway, after the special we met Toby for lunch at the shop. We don't usually do lunch with him because you never know when a customer is going to show up right before we get there....but today we got lucky and was able to grab a bite with him.

I am looking forward to Saturday when my dad and brother will be back in from their cruise. I can't wait to hear all the details! I was thinking that I should wait before I go see them and give them time to rest after they get back in but then I thought.......Rest! They have been resting for a week!

Tuesday

We finally got some much needed rain. The only disadvantage to the rain is being stuck inside with a VERY active 6 year old. Thank goodness we had managed to have some outdoor time before the rain started. Toby and I took Summer to a city park that I just recently found out about and is not far from my house. The park has a small wading-like pool and it's pretty big...just right for kids to get cooled off in. The pool was not populated at all, there were only 2 other children there besides Summer so we let her play about 1 1/2 hours. From the way she was enjoying it you would never had guessed she has a pretty decent sized pool right in her own back yard. Kids always seem to enjoy things more when it's not theirs. Thank goodness it was somewhat cloudy and there was a cool breeze or Toby would have never sat out in the heat that long.

Father's Day

Today we celebrated Father's Day by going to eat at 2 Dollar Bills (formally known as Cock of the Walk). Afterwards we stopped by to visit Charlie (Toby's brother) then to Blockbuster and Books-a-Million. After we got back to the house Charlie came over for a quick dip in the pool with Toby and Summer.

My brother and his family will be arriving from Viet Nam for a month stay in the states. My brother is a translator for the American Government and I don't get to see him as much as I would like. I won't even get to see him until next week though because they are leaving tommorow on a cruise out of Mobile.....instigated by me. After hearing what a good time we had last year on ours Diep, Buddy's wife, had to have a cruise for herself. My dad and his wife will be joining them.

Although not to eventful, I think Toby had a decent Father's Day.

Playtime

My brother dropped my niece off at our house for Summer to play with today. They are only 6 months apart and are alot alike, but with only one difference. Summer is very active and tomboyish while Elenora is dainty and girly. This is where the clash came in. Summer was wanting to play outside kicking the ball and jumping on the trampoline while Elenora wanted to play barbies and watch T.V. Now Summer, not having any siblings close to her age or many playmates, was having to conform and she did good for a couple of hours but I could tell that by the time Elenora had went home they BOTH had had their fill of each other. All in all I believe they had a good time and the best part was when Lucas got into the pool with them and "made waves". I can tell you now that "Intex" pools are very sturdy and durable after seeing what my 18 year son was doing to it.

Hallucinations

After a pretty rough night Summer woke up about 10:00 this morning feeling fine with fever gone. She had fell asleep on the couch early last night so I just left her there until Toby and I went to bed. I took her to bed with us because I did not want to be awoken during the night. When she is sick she has a tendency to wake up periodically during the night and call for me. I had been giving her tylenol religiously since this morning , but before she fell asleep I did not give her any because I wanted to give her body a chance to fight off the bug. Anyway, I was awoken about an hour after going to bed by screams from her. I thought she was having a bad dream but then I noticed she was wide awake. She kept kicking the covers off of her and acting like there was something after her. She told me she wanted to go into her room and wanted me to go with her so I did. When we got in there she was still looking around frantically for the thing she called "bumps that were cracking and crumbling the floor". She was burning up with fever so at that point I thought it might be best to tylenol her up. She finally fell asleep again but later awoke taking the covers off of me and looking for "something" again. She was looking at me like she didn't know who I was and talking out of her head and putting her fingers in her ears to shut out some kind of noise that only she could hear. I felt of her and it seems the tylenol had brought her fever down but the hallucinations were still there. She was doing her best to drag me right into her little wakeful nightmare world. In the end, it all turned out o.k and I was relieved to learn that I wasn't the only child to ever have this happen. Luke never had hallucinations and Toby asked me what kind of "drugs" I was on when I told him about some of the things I remember "seeing" as a child when I was sick. Anyway, she was back to normal today and we are all grateful.

Sick Day

Well my plan was to start back on our schooling schedule this morning. I spent all evening last night revising what we would be covering but when Summer got up this morning she was lethargic and had a high fever. Great! We just got over being sick in this household.....she has only been well for a little over a week. Oh well, atleast I am grateful that it's not anykind of throw-up thing. I can handle anything but puke! She must have a pretty bad bug this time because she has not moved around much at all today. Hopefully it will be shortlived and we will be back to normal. My brother and his family will be in from overseas this week and I want to be able to enjoy their company fully.

Monday

It was a beautiful day to go to the beach so that's what we did. The beach is one of the few advantages of living in the south. Toby and Summer love the water so they stay out there in the water. I personally love the peacefullness and the sound of the birds, the water crashing, and the hot sun on my face. To me, being out there is almost a spiritual experience listening to all the natural sounds and being a part of something so vast.

Summer had been saving her allowance for a couple of months to get her a "Build a Bear" so on the way home we stopped into the Malbis center and she picked her new friend out. She picked out a light pink cat. I'm sure that in a couple of days it won't be quite so light anymore as much as she totes her stuffys around.