August Travels



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Labels: historical landmarks, photos, Travel

- posted by Lenise @ 3:03 PM |

 
Paging Doctor John
Paul went back to his grading from home job yesterday, so I took the boys out. We had been to the zoo on Friday, so although Daniel was pushing to go back, I wasn't anxious to try it with the Saturday crowd. My friend Julie had recommended the Alamance County Historical Museum some time ago, but we'd never been, so we decided to give it a try yesterday. John and Isaac listened really well, and seemed to be interested in what the guide was saying. Meantime, I was chasing Daniel around saying "no, don't touch!" The old farmhouse is beautiful and very well-maintained, and the boys enjoyed the kitchen building and the barn especially well. But it was getting on to lunchtime, and Daniel was done being patient, so we left without seeing the oldest part of the house.

As I was strapping Daniel in, Jay was helping with Isaac's seatbelt (this may have been after our lunch stop- I don't remember anymore), when Isaac started crying hysterically "It's in my nose! It's in my nose!" "What is?" "A bee!" "A bee?" "No, a bead!" He was holding one, but had apparently decided to try sticking the other up his nose. Why he thought this was a good idea, I'll never know, but there it was.

I was looking for a kleenex, thinking he could blow it out, but he was pushing it up. Jay was saying he could see it and it was almost out, so I pushed on the little knot on the side of Isaac's button nose, but chickened out. I'm looking for kleenex, wondering whether to try urgent care before the ER if he couldn't blow it out, when John popped it out.

As much as I miss having a tiny baby around, it is a wonderful thing to have a capable and helpful 5-year-old!! When he was reading his first "human body" books, he said he'd like to be a doctor. He just may have found his calling :) (Isaac: "I'm a doctow too!" Me: "Isaac, if you want to be a doctor you need to stop sticking things up your nose. Do we have a deal?")

Labels: boys, historical landmarks, medical drama

- posted by Lenise @ 9:43 AM |

 
Grandmother & Grandfather's House

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Labels: family, historical landmarks, Old Houses

- posted by Lenise @ 9:09 PM |

 
Lazy
In fact, that's enough for now. As you can see, L'viv is not hard on the eyes...

Labels: historical landmarks, photos, Ukraine

- posted by Gary @ 9:23 PM |