First thing this morning, since it was so gloomy, I asked the girls if they wanted to make a fort or house or something in my closet. It took a few suggestions, but pretty soon they were off and running. I cleared out a few stray shoes on the floor and brought down some blankets and pillows, and they started staking out their territories.
After I found them a couple of pans, they had to have a stove, so they got pretty creative with a shoe box and made them both one.
This is Graysen's soup she made. I'm especially fond of the mushrooms. The other things are beans and tomatoes. And the yellow thing is a noodle. She doesn't like soup, so she had to keep asking me for ideas.
Katherine just simply had mac and cheese.
They probably spent an hour playing in there and laughing and pretty much getting along. I brought them some hot chocolate and a peanut butter and jelly waffle for their snack. Cozy enough!
After lunch, I had to go take Jack out and asked them if they wanted to go with me, just to the bottom of the stairs. They rushed to get their shoes on, and once we got downstairs, we didn't get home for another hour-and-a-half. We just started walking up the street and got to the little water park, and they had to take Jack up and show him their little house where he promptly got his curly ears caught in some briars. Poor baby.
The trees are getting so pretty. This is just as Jack came into contact with the briar.
We decided to go across to the school and look around and stop by the trash can to deposit Jack's green bag. But then we were soooo close to the park, and I didn't have the heart to tell them no. It's a pretty steep climb up to the park, and I think on a prior trip I must have been dragging, because Katherine said, "I'll help you up the hill, Mimi."
The park was empty - just they way they like it - since there are only two swings. It was chilly up there on that hill, but I let them swing a bit, and we met a mother and daughter who came up who had just moved to Snoqualmie from Seattle. Oksana is Ukranian and has been in the US for 7 years. Her cute little girl Sophia will be in kindergarten next year at Cascade, and she and Graysen had a lot to talk about.
We ambled on home after a while. It took forever, but I like to let them be unhurried when I can. They ran up and down a few more hills, and we got home before the rain. Emily came to get them at 4:30, and while we were all standing on the landing, there was a flash of lightning. Emily and I immediately stared at each other, because that never happens. Then wait for it. Real thunder and pretty loud. We were so excited. I think the girls thought we had lost it.
It was a fun day, but it is so nice to be all cozy inside while it rains. Jack has been fed and will have to go out one more time, but if I wait late enough, I can put on a jacket and go in my pjs. Elise is making coffee, and it's been a pretty good day. We have it all to do over again tomorrow, so I'll have to bring out some more ideas. It's going to be a long summer if this week is hard. I'm just to used to having whole days to myself.
Today was the birthday of one of my oldest friends from high school. We reconnected a few years ago, and I know I've enjoyed so much catching up with her life. We can talk about anything and everything - and do. Happy birthday to Jan.
Possible good news on the house-selling front. I don't want to jinx it, but one family looked at Em and Ryan's house (their rental one) yesterday and made an offer today. They haven't even listed it yet! The offer was lower than they wanted, so Ryan turned it down, but they came back with nearly the asking price, so boom. I guess it's contingent on their house sale going through, but that would be so wonderful. I was really wanting to see the pictures of the house on the internet though since Ryan has done so much work - inside and out. It was already pretty, but with a new fence and landscaping, new paint inside, I know it's beautiful. Ryan even put down a tile floor this weekend in one of the upstairs bathrooms. I need to go soon and look at it. Keeping my fingers crossed it works out. Really, houses here don't stay empty more than a week or so. Their friends around the corner who moved have already sold theirs.
This was the listing before they bought it about 8 years ago, I guess. It was pretty then, but they made a lot of nice changes through the years. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7908-Steller-Way-SE_Snoqualmie_WA_98065_M11854-17358.
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