Jamie and Liam Chew's Blog: 2009-10-19

2009-10-19 23:53 (Kristen) I got Jamie off to school on time this morning, which not something that I take for granted. When I got back, Liam was happily playing with his DS. He did step away from the electronics for a bit, this morning, to play with me and John and to fill us in on his morning thoughts. I appreciated this more than might be obvious. Jamie came home for lunch, food was ingested (quickly and with gusto by Jamie, with less gusto and more distraction by Liam), and Liam and I took Jamie back to school before proceeding further afield with errands. We spent time at the library reading books and came home with a big pile of them in the end. First, however, we bought brussels sprouts on the stalk (I swear it looks like a brussels-sprouty Christmas tree) as Liam and I both thought it was cool, along with other veggies, then stopped for a cookie at the Second Cup. We bought one for Jamie too, picked up bread and other staples at the Carrot, passed up the bookstore despite Liam's pleas for a new Backyardigans book, and then found Jamie. We had to go back in to find Jamie's glove (failed...will look again tomorrow), and ended up buying our Halloween pumpkins, which the school sells in anticipation of the annual Harvest Fair. By this point, the wagon was so full that Liam couldn't fit in it anymore and had to walk home. First, the boys played for an hour at the school, and then we walked home. Jamie did his Japanese homework, and we went to Browning for dinner with two very hungry children as we went over a little late. They settled down eventually, and ate, played, and had their usual good time. We were home late too, so Jamie was asleep after 10. He's got a field trip tomorrow, but I anticipate he's going to be very very tired, and may even fall asleep on the bus coming home.