The kids went with Marcela to storytime at the Maynard farmer's market this morning. It was a very nice August day, dry and warm. The weatherman said it would get humid this evening, but it hasn't yet. I started mowing the lawn yesterday, but I still haven't finished, so everything is piled to the one side of the yard. That strip hasn't been mowed yet either. The toys are all piled up in the sand box. When everyone got back from the farmer's market, we jumped into the car and went to Somerville to visit Ken, Coralie, and Nico. We made chicken and fresh tomato salad, ate cheese and corn chips. Nico is one year younger than Maxim and one year older than Noah. The three of them play very well together, although everyone was being competitive today. No one wanted to share. The Cooper/Resniks are going to New Hampshire, to their cabin that they built themselves (with some help from me) just north of Hebron, New Hampshire. They will be there all week. I scraped a little more of the last window. This is a picture of the pantry window. It is ready for its final coat of paint. You can see that I put in new trim and re-caulked the seams. I also sanded it and filled in some holes with wood putty. When all of the windows look like this one, we will wash down the shingles and start to paint. Maxim wants to help us paint. She wanted to help us scrape, but I had to explain to her that she wasn't allowed that high up a ladder. She can help us scrape the next time we paint the house.