A day to remember

Today has been such a full day for us. We started off with a lot of homeschooling work, creative play and art, and cleaning the house. At one point we were all outside, Kalen and Julian found a tiny salamander just up the sidewalk from our house. They took Scott to see it and discovered that it was indeed dead. Nothing appeared to be wrong, just by looking at it. They brought it home, them being boys and all. We all had a good look, some held the little creature and Scott talked to them a little about things dying. Then, we buried it just by our house. It was a very endearing moment. That is until Kalen commented on how we were hiding it so we could then find it later. We let the kids bury things in the sand box and then find them. I assured him we were going to leave the little guy there, knowing that this made no sense to him.

Later in the afternoon, we all got ready to go to Carrboro. Every Thursday night outside the Weaver Street Market (natural foods market) the community brings in musical artists to play for the crowd on the lawn. This would be the second time the kids and I ventured out, but Scott's first time out there. Carrboro reminds us of Boone a little.

Just beside the Weaver Street Market there is a building that houses several different shops. One of these shops is a toy store. The kids were thrilled when we told them they could bring their money and visit the toy store. The boys chose some Playmobil guys and Madelyn bought a little stuffed puppy. Scott was a little disappointed with Maddie's choice, but I assured him that that is the difference between boys and girls. She loves little animals or babies she can nurture. I like that. Of course, I am a girl and a mother to four children. :)

The music on the lawn was so nice. We ate and enjoyed feeling a part of something. The lawn slowly filled up, you could hardly walk. There were families, students, and people displaying their talents. I am posting a couple photos of two very talented fellows. The guy with the long hair stood just behind us while we were there. He is a very gifted frisbee spinner-balancer. The guy in the tye-dyed outfit was doing some interpretive dancing. A lot to see.

The kids had a lot of fun. There were a ton of kids just frolicking around here and there. Madelyn made a friend. I took their picture. The little girl's name is Faith. Of course, it wouldn't be a Morrison outing if Julian didn't have his nose in a book part of the time. He finished up a Beverly Cleary book entitled Ribsy.

We really had a good time tonight. It was as if we could exhale and know that things are going to be just fine. We all filed in our house and started our nightly ritual of snack, books then bed. All is well in the Morrison home. Kids are all sleeping and Scott is finishing up his Harry Potter book as type this. Stay tuned . . .