Back to school

Here is Matthew having lunch with his "pets".  Two big beetles.  He was asking if we would eat them.  Ever since we got chickens there has been some confusion around pets.  Are they pets?  I don't think so but Marc loves them.  He does know that we will eat them one day.... unless we become vegetarians.

 David started kindergarten this week.  Unfortunately he vacuumed his foot last weekend and has no skin under his toes.  Mummy has felt terribly guilty and still worries about his toes.  Trying to keep David off his feet is no easy task.  He hasn't said much about school so we are still wondering how he feels about it.  He takes the bus to and from school without complaint and rode the bus home alone one day.  He is exhausted when he gets home and his little foot is swollen.  Early to bed.

Of course, soccer started this Saturday.  David wanted to play so much he really pushed that sore foot maybe too much.  He wishes it didn't hurt, so do we.  

Summer arrived with some very hot days at the end of August.  Blackberries ripened and the wasps arrived.  We have a freezer full of applesauce, apple juice, and apples.  Then, suddenly the nights and mornings got very cool.  Things have happened so quickly, or perhaps it's just been so busy.  Time certainly flies!