Our drive back to SC started out with some excitement. We had just passed through the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel and I watched as a firetruck made a U-turn up ahead. Then a second fire truck U-turned. Then we saw the black smoke. It did not take long to come upon the car fire. The firemen were busy connecting their hoses while the entire front half was engulfed with flames. I asked my navigator to take a picture of the car. My navigator tried...
Henry was very excited to get back to SC and do his City Skylines game. In it, he created a hospital and he wanted to show me all the features. This is the front entrance where you can drop people off. This is where all the ambulances park. This is the parking garage. It's $25 to park there. (It was only $14 in downtown Houston!) And this is where the hearses park. Eight hearses parked in a row out front. Between the parking fee and the imminence of death, I'd probably keep driving to the next town.
Early in the week, Henry started his cross country practices again. He had not formally run since his race last fall, so it was not a bad thing that his first practice was cut short because of thunder and lighting. This weekend, they ran in a nature park and he likes the trail runs much better.
Mid-week, the kids had their uniform fittings. These were samples from the uniform company. Their actual uniform is white or navy Polo shirts with khaki pants for the boys, grey skirts for the girls. They each had to try on a few sizes to get the right fit. Their enthusiasm and positivity throughout the process was wonderful to experience. The pants were not hemmed - it was the waist the boys were sizing, but the length was throwing off Henry. But does it fit around the waist? Caroline's skirt was a skort, which she didn't want. But does it fit around the waist? We were all happy to leave...
Our neighborhood had a 4th of July celebration a day early. The poster mentioned a kid's triathlon. We sat on our front steps to watch and cheer them on. The little kids first ran around the pond in front of our house. Then they biked around it. The neighbor across the street had their sprinkler going and water balloons for the "swimming" event. They followed it up with a golf cart/bike parade through the neighborhood. As they were driving off, a fire truck showed up. And when they came back the real water event started. We first watched from afar, but the giant water hose was calling Josiah and he walked over to get wet.
We had our own little sparklers for the 4th. We enjoyed watching fireworks appear from a few streets over. We do not miss the Texas fireworks directly in front of our house. Even Benson was unfazed by them.
The deer are back big time. There is a momma deer that frequents our back yard. Her two baby fawns cannot jump the fence yet, so they graze in our neighbor's yard. They are here all the time. One day the momma deer came right up to our back window. Benson didn't keep her there long.
Caroline is learning patience this summer. She has gotten back in to Harry Potter. Our library did not have all copies of the movies. She requested them online and has watched the words "in transit" stay on the screen for days now. She cannot fathom what they are doing and why they are not delivering her movie to our library sooner. It hasn't helped that this is a holiday week, which I'm sure slowed things down. Her plan is to watch all the movies in order and then read them again.
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