Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Who cares that school has started? It doesn't matter that the leaves have begun changing colors and falling off the trees. Even if the stores are selling Autumn decor and Halloween candy, we're not giving up summer. Not yet! Yesterday we protested the upcoming season change by donning our bathing suits and filling up the kiddie pool and pretending it was just your regular old mid-summer afternoon.
For fun we shot off some more Coke and Mentos Geysers. Earlier this summer we got a Geyser Tube from Steve Spangler Science and tried it out in the church parking lot. Unfortunately I didn't have the video camera with me then. So yesterday we got out the coke and mentos once again as well as the video camera. As you will see, our experiment is much improved this year than last.
And Denver had to demonstrate his Clothesline Swing. We've been dying to have a tire swing in our backyard for awhile now but unfortunately the best branch for that sort of swing overhangs our neighbor's backyard. But after Denver's birthday party, before we removed the wrecking ball rope, we plopped Caleb on the clothesline and gave him a push. The tree handled his weight quite well and by the end of the day even Hunter had given it a whirl. Now it's one of Denver's favorite places to hang out.
I know I'm going to have to be a big girl and accept the fact that Fall is inevitable. I know. But I don't wanna. I can already feel the days dragging. Homework and routine are way less fun than swimming at the Lake and catching fireflies and roasting marshmallows. Who wants to go to bed early just so they can get up early to go to school? I'd much rather sleep in and stay up late and party all day. Fall is fun, sure. I like Halloween and pumpkin pie and the Holidays. But that also means cabin fever and sickness and high fuel bills and raking leaves. I definitely prefer summer over fall anyday. But alas, I am the grown up around here and I have to set an example. But until the days get chilly, I absolutey, positively refuse. That said, we're off to go swimming at the Lake.
posted by Shana # 2:30 PM 
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