Grover

Ethan: "Daddy? where did you got this?" (holds up the memento the Swedish officials gave all the athletes that participated in Solleftea)
Dad: "Sweden"
Rileigh: "Whatsa Sweden?"

-As I was wrestling with them-
Rileigh: "You are choking me on my Belly! It might kill me. Or make me choke." (It is nice to know that she values dieing in the same context as choking.

They now say R2-D2, instead of Rtoo BEEtoo.

"Scared after death" (Instead of: scared half to death)

The kids have started their soccer games. So far the "soccer lessons" are a good time. They seem to like running around, which is a good thing. We just need to instill that they are not running without a purpose. So far, they look a lot like a herd of horses, or maybe a pack of puppies chasing a ball. -That is why it is dubbed maggot ball after all- After two games, Riles has yet to get on the field. Ethan does not like to be substituted out, he likes to stay on the field. It is nice to see that they are in fact learning the whole purpose of the ball, the lines on the field, and the other kids running around in the same color shirts, as well as those strangers in shirts which have a different color than theirs.
Both want the training wheels off their bikes. (Which were bought recently from Wally World). I am not real sure if they are ready for that move. It is not a balance issue as much as the bikes still have a size or two advantage on them. Riles is perturbed by the noise caused by the training wheels. I think Ethan is just following her lead, though I am not sure he is sure of what he is asking for. And that the kids have not mastered the coaster brakes, or that they should trust their feet on the pedals more, has caused be to delay taking off the training wheels. It might just be something that we just do, and stop "analyzing".

One day the pond was frozen the next it had thawed. And the fish were jumping. They have scheduled jumping times, and rest (I suppose) otherwise. The same thing with the lake. Only, the ice melted a little from the shore, and then the next thing you knew, it was gone. Someone must have taken the ice during the night.

I have been across the state a few times in the past week. It was good to see that the propellers for the Earth's rotation were going strong. I knew they were working because the days have been getting longer. It is good to know that such an internationally important job has been entrusted to the state of Washington. It must be the abundant hydro power we have. Or maybe it is just geologically sound. I must say it is an awesome sight to behold as you descend into the Gorge at Vantage. The importance is underlined by the security measures implanted in I-90 nearby. I knew there was a reason "we" implanted all those demolition charges in the concrete sections of road. I just had to mention, as I have been traversing that area a lot recently.