The first day of fall, September 22, was among the most beautiful days of the past warm season. It rivalled July 4th in being sunny, yet dry and comfortable. It was the first day of fall, but it really felt like the middle of spring. Today Maxim remembered that she had been earning money for being helpful around the house and she asked if she could spend some of it on the coin-operated plastic carousel outside of the K-Mart in nearby south Acton. Marcela thought that was a great idea. But before they could go, there were lots of things to do at home. Marcela and the kids took a walk downtown in the morning, while I put together pictures to show to my class. After lunch, Marcela and the kids took a blanket and dessert and had a picnic by the side of Mill Pond. "This is just like camping," Maxim said. Noah and Maxim fed the ducks, who have gathered by the dozens in recent weeks on the pond. While the children slept, Marcela decided to paint the wall behind the counters in the kitchen with the blue paint we decided not to put on the house. I came home to the smell of drying paint and a nice new look to the kitchen. You can see in the photograph above the structure that Catherine built with the kids even later in the afternoon. Catherine would send Maxim in for blankets or pillows and, every time she went inside, Maxim would ask Marcela if it was time to go to the carousel yet. We need to mow this lawn. It has been two weeks with several rains.
But instead, we finished painting the back of the house. It is now done! Only three sides to go. You can click on the photograph to see it a little bit better, but the light is a tad too flat to really show it off. Weather permitting, we will finish everything by Monday. Having been arms distance away from every brush of paint, we stand and look at the finished house and see all of the uneven lines and every place where there is a slight discoloration of paint, looking closer at more pieces of detail than anyone really would. It will take a few days or maybe a week before we can really see it, so our joy is muted today. But our sense of accomplishment is growing. Maxim helped us paint the basement section and described the details of the new paint out loud. "We used to have a yellow house with pink windows and now we have a green house with yellow windows," She said, "Red is my favorite color." Just before dark, they jumped in the car and went to the carousel.
The first day of fall, September 22, was among the most beautiful days of the past warm season. It rivalled July 4th in being sunny, yet dry and comfortable. It was the first day of fall, but it really felt like the middle of spring. Today Maxim remembered that she had been earning money for being helpful around the house and she asked if she could spend some of it on the coin-operated plastic carousel outside of the K-Mart in nearby south Acton. Marcela thought that was a great idea. But before they could go, there were lots of things to do at home. Marcela and the kids took a walk downtown in the morning, while I put together pictures to show to my class. After lunch, Marcela and the kids took a blanket and dessert and had a picnic by the side of Mill Pond. "This is just like camping," Maxim said. Noah and Maxim fed the ducks, who have gathered by the dozens in recent weeks on the pond. While the children slept, Marcela decided to paint the wall behind the counters in the kitchen with the blue paint we decided not to put on the house. I came home to the smell of drying paint and a nice new look to the kitchen. You can see in the photograph above the structure that Catherine built with the kids even later in the afternoon. Catherine would send Maxim in for blankets or pillows and, every time she went inside, Maxim would ask Marcela if it was time to go to the carousel yet. We need to mow this lawn. It has been two weeks with several rains.
But instead, we finished painting the back of the house. It is now done! Only three sides to go. You can click on the photograph to see it a little bit better, but the light is a tad too flat to really show it off. Weather permitting, we will finish everything by Monday. Having been arms distance away from every brush of paint, we stand and look at the finished house and see all of the uneven lines and every place where there is a slight discoloration of paint, looking closer at more pieces of detail than anyone really would. It will take a few days or maybe a week before we can really see it, so our joy is muted today. But our sense of accomplishment is growing. Maxim helped us paint the basement section and described the details of the new paint out loud. "We used to have a yellow house with pink windows and now we have a green house with yellow windows," She said, "Red is my favorite color." Just before dark, they jumped in the car and went to the carousel.
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