July quiet

This week has been a quiet one--much needed after the excitement of the last several weeks. We cleaned house, weeded the garden, and generally got our life back in order. That's not to say we didn't do anything fun: we read lots of stories (we've started Andrew on Harry Potter), we went to the park, we went to story time at the library (they had a real hand bell choir performing! an unexpected bonus) and we wandered around the Renaissance Fair for a bit, before deciding that everything was overpriced and there weren't any interesting food booths. We also got to see the cousins, Leo and Clara, a couple of times before the headed off on their long drive back to Texas. (Sarah went home on Monday, but we have word that they'll be back soon.)

Friday night, we had house guests: Steph A. from our State College days came down with her roommate to attend the Shakespeare festival. We didn't see much of them that evening, but the next morning at breakfast our kids talked their ears off. In case anyone was wondering, no, our kids are definitely not shy.

Probably the most exciting things to happen--and not in a good way--happened yesterday. Evelyn didn't quite make it to the bathroom and peed all over the floor. Within fifteen or twenty minutes of that happening, Andrew was wondering around with a blanket over his head (which he's been told not to do) and split his lip open. I was a little alarmed by all the blood, but it turned out to just be a small cut. And of course, this happened while Dan was out of the house. At any rate, everyone survived.

This week promises to be a little more exciting (in good ways): my parents are coming down for the festival and the kid start swimming lessons. The best part? I don't have to get in the water--Evelyn has graduated to her own class (not a parent-tot class).

I have some pictures from the reunion that I meant to post, but the new PBS mystery, Zen, is starting, and since it a) got good reviews from Entertainment Weekly and b) stars Rufus Sewell (he's still my favorite in Cold Comfort Farm, though he's done lots since then), I'm afraid I'm going to abandon the blog for the TV.