Keeping Busy on the Weekend

My Montessori education emphasizes the steps and order of different tasks. I am all prepared for a career at Starbucks. I am a barista!


First, you take the top off of the carafe (lefty loosey)...


...then you fill the coffee maker with water..




... then you close up the carafe ...


... and open up the coffee filter container ...



(the suspense is killing you, isn't it)


Then you open the bag of coffee.


... then you press "grind off" because we are using grounds, not whole beans because I don't like the sound of the grinder ...


... then you press "1-4" cups because Dad thinks he's drinking in moderation (cough) ...


... then you wait for the coffee maker to do its thing. I still won't drink the stuff, but I sure do enjoy making it.


Then, later that afternoon...

Gong! I now bring the meeting of Noah, Mason and Wade to Order!

I love the sound of this thing: "want to do the gong, the ping and the pong." I was very interested to learn that the gong is hollow. It has a "sound chamber," or a "spooky tunnel," as I like to say.


On Sunday I went to see Mason and Wade at Grandpops's house. Grandpops is a real task master: he made us mow the back patio before we were allowed to play.



When we were done we headed to the tree house.


I actually made it up, but I wouldn't sit still for photos. There were a lot of bumble bees bumbling outside and I got a little riled up.



After some more running around, we came inside and Grandpop held storytime. You've always got to watch Grandpops -- he sometimes skips pages.




Now, flashing back to earlier in the day, I have my favorite new addition to my room. On Saturday, we went to the farmer's market and picked up a few things, including a new cactus, which is my plant. A little prickly, but low maintenance -- kind of like Dad. Mom is holding her breath I don't start asking to keep the cactus in my crib, too.




And, finally, I cap off the day with a chocolate chip cookie. Mom should have given me a bath after I ate it!

Well, now comes a little bad news. The next post will probably not be soon. The good new is . . . I will be in Florida having too much fun, and when I get back, I will have a ton of photos.