Chiaphant

In case you were wondering what happened to the chiaphant: It got moldy and we threw it in the rubbish (that's what Pete calls the trash even though Pete's mom and dad just say "trash").

Rug Burn, Tomato Update, and Other Stuff

So we got this great new carpet that is way better than the icky pink stuff that came with the house. Except that the desk is still in the garage. I set up the computer using an end table and Pete's little table, and I have to sit on the floor. And yesterday when I was giving Lulu a shower (because the bathtub is full of stuff from under Pete's bed), my shins got wet and they burned! Turns out I have mild rug burn from sitting in front of the computer. Who would have ever thought!

We have one tiny tomato finally! It looks like a little green blueberry. I'll post a picture when I find the camera...

Also, apparently the Chiaphant sat in the garage too long because only one of the seeds sprouted and a bunch of the rest are getting moldy. Oh well. It was worth a shot. If I find the camera, I'll post a picture of the little green stem sticking up above CPh's tail. It's kind of silly, really.

This summer, Pete is learning French (I would have chosen Spanish, but I wasn't the one picking) and piano. Pete is really taking to both, I think.

So! Totally uninteresting, huh? Sorry....

A Summer Project

Someone gave me this a hundred years ago, and it's been out in my garage, which gets incredibly hot in the summertime, for a very long time so who knows if it will still work. Husbandguy found it yesterday and I showed it to Boss 1 (who, you'll remember, is in the office with us all day during the summer) and she thought we should do it. She'd never seen one before. I hope it works. She'll think it's pretty cool, I bet, if it does. We started yesterday. This was the first step.

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