Mastering the Y

Yesterday Emily didn't have school because of Columbus Day and parent-teacher conferences. We played hard in the morning, but did our "homework" as usual in the afternoon. It was such a nice day we did it outside with chalk.

It has taken Emily four days to master the lower-case y. Not sure why, but it sure was a lot of trouble.

Elinor had slept through lunch so she ate outside with us. It was one of those perfect moments when the kids were happy, the weather was nice, and I could relax and be content.

Joseph made a pie a week or two ago. I thought it was so pretty that I had to take a picture before we cut into it.

I am so artistically rustic!
Really, though, our camera doesn't work very well so I took the pie outside for better lighting.

Elinor was not happy about my stepping away from where she could get to me.

Things are going well now. I have recovered enough from my barefoot running injury that I can almost run a mile again. Sad, huh.

I have also discovered a favorite diaper - the Cloth-Eez Workhorse diaper. I really like it. It is basically a fitted diaper made from a basic prefold so it doesn't cost $20. It is a good in-between diaper for someone that doesn't want to deal with flat prefolds but doesn't want to pay $15/diaper for an all-in-one or fitted.