Maxim and Noah had half-days today. When we came home, they played with the new toys Marcela bought for them yesterday. Maxim has a new pink plastic pony and Noah has a new train. They took their naps well and slept so long that I had to ask Dawn, our neighbor and the mother of Catherine, if she would sit on our porch while I went to the train to pick up Marcela. Marcela was confused when I showed up without the kids, but we had a nice talk on the ride home without a dozen interruptions. The weather was very warm. These are all the plants that grow in the far corner. The sunflower is about to open, the horse-tail weed has gone to seed. The white asters are nearing their end. Down in the middle is a cedar tree, planted by the previous owner. Next summer we want to put a patio here, and maybe build an Argentina-style asado. The kids finally woke up when I started scraping the final window. I finished the second to last one yesterday. I don't know if I am getting tired from scraping all week or if the paint is more cooked on, but these windows have been more difficult to get down to the wood. Being more than 20 feet up in the air also makes the work a little harder. I will finish scraping tomorrow and move on to the next steps. We're getting closer to painting every day!