We've been busy doing nothing, which is the way I like my summers. Traipsing here and there... art fair in my hometown for a weekend, local pools, and getting ready for camping. Trying to find lots of air conditioning this week! What's been going on... Roman finished his swim class on Monday - Daddy even got to go to watch. Roman was in a strange mood, and didn't really want to cooperate with class. He told me later that he didn't want to do practice by himself anymore, but he'd gladly do it again with Mama in the water. So I did sign him up for the next round of classes. On this last class, I began to chat with a woman who had a little boy about Roman's age. Turns out their son is just 2 weeks younger than Roman. And - of all things - the woman is originally from Russia! We both marveled at that connection, when she told me she'd been in country for 12 years and I explained that Roman was from Russia. We did exchange phone numbers but I think we're both in the next round of swim classes. Funny coincidences.
In case we haven't told you in person, we've dumped our cable and just have "basic." That's channels 2-23, with a couple in the 70s thrown in. That's a lot of PBS we're watching. On Monday nights they have a cool show called "How Art Changed the World." Next week is about how death has influenced world culture. We've also been watching Treasure Hunters on NBC. It's fun, mindless entertainment.
We also have signed up for Netflix. We started on the one-video-at-a-time plan, but quickly changed that to two at a time. First movie was something for Roman, the "Muppet Movie." But we'll have a "Roman queue" and a "Mama & Daddy" queue. Since we don't have cable, we've found we're willing to watch videos more. We sure do miss Discovery Channel, HGTV, TLC, and History Channel though. Wouldn't it make sense for cable companies to do a flat fee to choose channels you want? It seems with today's technology it could be done.
Roman was having a hard time going to daycare since he moved up to the next room. He's not telling people when he has to go to the bathroom and refuses to go #2. It's crying and gnashing of teeth every time. He's just not ready, which is frustrating. He was clinging and not dropping off well, so we've stepped up how often he goes. He's still only going part-time but now 3 days a week, keeping Mondays and Fridays open for fun.
I've also been seeking out coworkers who have pools. Have an open invitation from Mr. Nelson, whom we've visited once yesterday and will go again tomorrow. Also from Lisa, who we will be visiting this afternoon. It's in the 90s to 100s here, not bad but I handle it a whole lot better from a pool! The first of 3 (possibly 4) camping weekends is approaching fast, have to start organizing for that. This time on Lake Michigan with my extended family - as always, should be fun.
In case we haven't told you in person, we've dumped our cable and just have "basic." That's channels 2-23, with a couple in the 70s thrown in. That's a lot of PBS we're watching. On Monday nights they have a cool show called "How Art Changed the World." Next week is about how death has influenced world culture. We've also been watching Treasure Hunters on NBC. It's fun, mindless entertainment.
We also have signed up for Netflix. We started on the one-video-at-a-time plan, but quickly changed that to two at a time. First movie was something for Roman, the "Muppet Movie." But we'll have a "Roman queue" and a "Mama & Daddy" queue. Since we don't have cable, we've found we're willing to watch videos more. We sure do miss Discovery Channel, HGTV, TLC, and History Channel though. Wouldn't it make sense for cable companies to do a flat fee to choose channels you want? It seems with today's technology it could be done.
Roman was having a hard time going to daycare since he moved up to the next room. He's not telling people when he has to go to the bathroom and refuses to go #2. It's crying and gnashing of teeth every time. He's just not ready, which is frustrating. He was clinging and not dropping off well, so we've stepped up how often he goes. He's still only going part-time but now 3 days a week, keeping Mondays and Fridays open for fun.
I've also been seeking out coworkers who have pools. Have an open invitation from Mr. Nelson, whom we've visited once yesterday and will go again tomorrow. Also from Lisa, who we will be visiting this afternoon. It's in the 90s to 100s here, not bad but I handle it a whole lot better from a pool! The first of 3 (possibly 4) camping weekends is approaching fast, have to start organizing for that. This time on Lake Michigan with my extended family - as always, should be fun.
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