Three New Things
As Ian pointed out to us, today we tried three new things.
The weather has been beautiful this weekend, after weeks of rain. Our first new thing was a trip to a park that we have never been to before. We really enjoyed it, and I hope to go back.
The kids got to play in the creek, and discover some wildlife. Ian was excited to hold a worm, as he’s never seen one before. (what kind of childhood is this, I ask you? I don’t know why there aren’t worms in our back yard… )
Our next stop was a new library. Daddy and Ian read some books, while Chava, Micah and I poked around. The library is a little smaller than our usual, but it has a really good selection of children’s books.
Our third stop was a new place to eat – a hamburger joint, to be exact. The older two got to try their first fountain drinks. They didn’t like drinking the carbonation, but Ian enjoyed watching it and asking all about how it works. Chava was a little slap-happy, since it was about her bedtime. She had fun dancing to the music, and playing with the kids in the booth behind us. Micah slept through that whole experience.
It was a good day.
And when we got home, I realized there was a fourth ‘new thing’ in our day…
Ian says that all the meat eaters decided to eat plants.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Okay, that “new” park looks great!
I think the worms aren’t prolific in our yards because of the summer heat and dryness. We’re planning on adding lots of shade to our yard to encourage worms to stay. Anyhow, that’s my theory.
October 22nd, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Do you have any large rocks in your yard? I have gathered some from my parents and friends houses. Yes I ask if I can take their rocks. I use them as fillers and borders in my gardens. Sometimes on rainy days I take Jarren out and we lift up rocks and catch worms. We put them in the compost basket, which should be equivalent to worm heaven. They can live happily there till I dump the compost on my garden this fall and then be happy with the roots there.
If you are really desperate for worms put a big piece of cardboard over the grass till it is all dead and then peel it back. You get great worm tunnels exposed that way. The worms usually run away though.