A Little Slow on the Upload

I always seem to be a little slow in learning new things. For a long while now I have been enjoying the blogs written by Penny, Jake and other friends. I read them and think I should do that. What a fun way to keep up with family and friends ( and work on my typing skills, as Stuart pointed out watching me henpeck). So now that we have morning church and a lot of time to kill on Sunday afternoon, I figured I could use that time to catch up with technology and let our family know what we have been up to for the past week. So here goes my first attempt at this thing called blogging. Be patient with me.

This week started with a Big Event. Henry's 8th Birthday. His birthday snuck up on us this year. It really shouldn't have, he had been planning for his birthday since September 9, 2007. I have spent the last year telling him we were not talking about his birthday until the month before. I about fell out of my chair when he came to me and said,"Mom only 12 days 'til my birthday." I had to get up, get the calendar and show him that "No, there are not 12 days until your birthday, there are 11." AAHHHH! Everything turned out fine. He had a great day. He actually got to spread it out over two days. He went to work with is Dad on Friday. He came home with all kinds of loot from the people Stuart works with. Everything had Go Army stamped on it somewhere, but he felt like the king. On Monday we stayed home and had Swedish pancakes for dinner. His primary teacher Sister Parks and Aunt Kitty came for dinner. For his cake he picked strawberry with chocolate frosting and sprinkles. He had such a good day that he has not mentioned what he wants to do when he turns nine yet. Yeah.

The rest of the week brought school and lessons for us. The kids are back to a full schedule of swimming, gymnastics and piano so I am back to full time taxi driver. We have been reading books about the start of the American Revolution and enjoying that. Friday night Stuart, Molly and I helped out at a stake service project. It was a clothing exchange. Molly was incredible. She worked her little tail off unloading cars and bringing donations into the church building. She is such an incredible young lady. I loved watching her work so hard, and have so much fun doing it.

Saturday we went to Mount Vernon. I love Mount Vernon. They had a 18th century market place set up. We (I) loved walking around and seeing all the things for sale. We watched them make chocolate like they would have in George Washington's time. We learned that chocolate was considered a stimulant and that children were not allowed to have it. Children would have been given beer before they were given chocolate. Different times. Our kids enjoyed watching and helping peel cocoa beans. We also took a ride on the Potomac Cruiser. The Potomac River is stinky, but offers a beautiful view of the Mansion at Mount Vernon. We saw a lot of other craftsmen that are always fun and educational to watch such as a potter and silver smith. Can I say again, I love Mount Vernon.

So that is our week in a nutshell. I am going to see if I can figure out how to add some pictures. That may be too much for me in one week though.