We have a library card, a fitness pass, Park District info for swim lesson sign ups, and thanks to a major road closure this week - a knowledge of a variety of ways to get from one place to another.
Everyday items are all put away. Paint swatches are scattered about waiting for decisions to be made and paint sales to be offered, and wall decorations are waiting to be the last step for this place to actually feel like "home."
So we have had a few days lately that were actually a little boring. And that was OK.
There is a book I've had for a number of years in my teacher collection called 365 things to do on a Saturday. With this move its final resting place is on a shelf in the toy room with all of Myka's other crafty stuff. She found it and asked if we could do something from that book, so last Saturday I found an activity I thought would work. We went fishing!
I drew the fish and Myka cut them, gave them faces, and gave them all a point value. Meanwhile I constructed two poles and found enough paper clips for each fish to participate. We had a good time fishing in the kitchen and seeing who earned the most points. Since then we have added seaweed, starfish, sea horses and an octopus to the "ocean". The poles have only been used as weapons a couple of times and I don't have to worry about storing dead fish in my freezer, so I count it as a success.
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