didn't see them much today

Emily took a day off, and Jack had an after school class where he learned how to take apart a carburetor and I assume put it back together. So Emily spent the day with Kate, and Jack didn't get home until dinnertime. It was an unusual day.

8:15 a.m. Kate and I dropped Jack off at school. As we were at the curb, with a long line of cars behind us and Jack was getting out, he suddenly turned and started telling a story. I kind of yelled something along the lines of, "Jack, GET OUT." He paused his story and agreeably got out, saying hello to Mrs. S as he headed in. I felt a little bad about yelling for the next hour or so.

8:45 a.m. I gave Kate 2nd breakfast. Waffle, milk, which is noteworthy because she didn't spill it. It's been a bad week for that.

9:00-12. Emily home. She and Kate watched Cinderella and did puzzles and stuff. I cleaned Jack's fish tank and heard snippets of them watching the movie; Kate spent the first 20 minutes wanting to watch something else, then got into it. I went out and did errands, went to the gym, and brought back lunch, burgers fries and shakes.

12:30. Kate drank her chocolate shake and we forced her to squeeze in a bite or two of her burger. She told us something about how if you touched the shake your hands got very cold, but if you put them on the table they warmed up. It was interesting.

1-6 p.m. I worked my various jobs. Busy afternoon. Jack got home and we ate pizza.

7-8 p.m. In the kitchen, we tidied and I filled out office forms while the kids colored in the Charlie and Lola coloring book, drew pictures, got marker all over the table (they simply can NOT draw a picture without going all the way to the edge with the markers. I beg them to leave a white border but they simply won't have it. Alas.), and then danced crazily to music. Kate went out, put on my sneakers, and danced in them, shuffling her feet in shoes to heavy for her to lift her feet. Jack has some pretty wild dance moves, sliding to his knees, doing karate chops with his hands, spinning about. It's impressive.

I think I shall make a point to see them more this weekend than I did today.