We began the morning with 9-grain waffles. It goes a lot quicker with two waffle makers, but the family ate them as quickly as they came out. It's hard to beat a hot, crisp waffle. The mugs in the windowsill are from yesterday's sale. They're hand-thrown, which is another weakness of mine. I love the color so much that I kept them out of the cupboard for a few days.
Stennes made a portable grain grinder. He attached a manual grain mill to a board, which in turn is mounted to the front of a folding chair. He already used it to grind some of his cousin's corn and make Corn & Peach Fried Bread.
ChubChub insisted that I take a picture of him as he demonstrates how to sit in the chair properly in order to grind grain.
After breakfast, The Girl worked diligently peeling peaches, getting them ready for the freezer. She had quite a pile to work through.
After swimming with the boys, Poppins and I went out for a late lunch in one of our favorite restaurants, about 30 miles away. It was nice to complete a sentence, eat a meal, tell a story, and just talk without interruptions. We did a bit of shopping afterwards. My sister Chan kept the kids and took them to see some cousins who are visiting.
The boys told me earlier this week that they are ready to begin school again. They don't want to stop the Sabbatical entirely, just add in some of their classes between Scholar Projects and summer activities. Mean Ol' Mama was glad to hear that they are feeling "...as if we aren't accomplishing anything, Mama...". Tonight I looked through my millions of lists, checklists, plans, etc. in hopes that everything we need to get done would somehow miraculously slip into an easy schedule. Alas, I hoped in vain. Instead, Poppins and I took the boys around town to various tennis courts looking for stray balls. We had a fun time, and I have made an executive decision to ignore all of this paperwork and scheduling until tomorrow. Perhaps the cobbler's little elves will jump out of the storybook and tap-tap-tap out a workable plan for us...
Stennes made a portable grain grinder. He attached a manual grain mill to a board, which in turn is mounted to the front of a folding chair. He already used it to grind some of his cousin's corn and make Corn & Peach Fried Bread.
ChubChub insisted that I take a picture of him as he demonstrates how to sit in the chair properly in order to grind grain.
After breakfast, The Girl worked diligently peeling peaches, getting them ready for the freezer. She had quite a pile to work through.
After swimming with the boys, Poppins and I went out for a late lunch in one of our favorite restaurants, about 30 miles away. It was nice to complete a sentence, eat a meal, tell a story, and just talk without interruptions. We did a bit of shopping afterwards. My sister Chan kept the kids and took them to see some cousins who are visiting.
The boys told me earlier this week that they are ready to begin school again. They don't want to stop the Sabbatical entirely, just add in some of their classes between Scholar Projects and summer activities. Mean Ol' Mama was glad to hear that they are feeling "...as if we aren't accomplishing anything, Mama...". Tonight I looked through my millions of lists, checklists, plans, etc. in hopes that everything we need to get done would somehow miraculously slip into an easy schedule. Alas, I hoped in vain. Instead, Poppins and I took the boys around town to various tennis courts looking for stray balls. We had a fun time, and I have made an executive decision to ignore all of this paperwork and scheduling until tomorrow. Perhaps the cobbler's little elves will jump out of the storybook and tap-tap-tap out a workable plan for us...
