Sunday Six - Spring

"Sunday Six!" is a game where Kelly asks us to have six questions answered. Remember, the idea is to post answers to the following six question, but the trick is to get your kids to answer them! If you don't have kids, use your imagination... Your pet, your neighbor, your elderly family member, your roommate, etc. Did you play? Let me and Kelly know so we can visit you. Today I was able to ask Sarah (SB - age 7) and Sydney (SK - age 4) the questions.

1. How old is Spring?

SK: 14

SB: 2007 years old

2. What happens in the Spring?

SK: Sometimes it rains in the spring.

SB: Flower grow in the spring.

3. What comes after Spring?

SK: Fall

SB: Summer

4. What do people wear in the Spring?

SK: Short sleeves shirts and shorts and shoes with tights that are pretty to go with tights.

SB: Thin pants, sweatshirts in the middle short sleeve shirts.

5. What is "Spring Break?"

SK: When it turns into fall again.

SB: When you go out of school and then you can just stay home and you can play, watch TV.

6. How will you celebrate Spring?

SK: When the sun comes up and they put decorations all around out houses.

SB: By going outside and playing when all the snow melts in our backyard and front yard.

SK: And we get to play ball.

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Yesterday, we took the bikes outside. We don't have room to ride bikes at our house, so we went to an empty parking lot. Sydney asked for her training wheels to be taken off her bike last summer. She did really well with it the first day, but soon after decided that it was too hard. We knew she was just being contrary and refused to put her training wheels back on.

So, yesterday we worked with her to get her more comfortable.

Unfortunately, we had to deal with a bit of stupidity. There are two parking lots next to each otehr that lots of people use for driving practice. So, a car drove into the lot, the drivers changed places, and the new driver took practice circles. At the time they pulled in, we weren't biking, so I just watched the girls carefully. Soon they left. After about 10 minutes, the same car drove up with another "new" driver. As they stopped to switch places, I asked if they were having another driving lesson. Well, I must have hit a language barrier (these were international students) because she said "no" and then proceeded to practice driving. I really wish they had used the next lot over and was going to suggest that had she answered me yes. It just surprised me that after seeing us bike the first time they were there, she'd bring another inexperienced driver to the same parking lot.

But, Sydney started doing much better and I think will soon be an expert rider.

As for the fish, we seem to be a few down from yesterday, but still have most of them. I feel guilty about letting nature take it's course, but I also know that I don't want to get into the breeding business and I don't have space for LOTS and LOTS of fish.