I knew the ice storm was coming, and since I was near Target last night, I decided to prepare. I picked up a new water table. Our old one had rubber plugs that were disintegrating, and as it was a $30 water table that lasted over three years, we were due.
This morning I happily showed it off to the kids and started assembling. Until I discovered the missing parts. Important, vital missing parts.
So now I’m stuck inside, I’ve hyped this whole project to my kids, and it’s all fallen through. I quickly threw together an oatmeal sand table, which didn’t entertain anyone for nearly long enough. (Meanwhile, Susie discovered at her house that cornmeal is actually a nearly perfect sand substitute.)
It was just that kind of day.
We muddled our way through, enduring an hour-long power outage somewhere in the middle.
In other news, Ellery is now standing on her own for short spurts, but refusing to be photographed in the act. Just as I focus the camera, she dives for the nearest chair or hurls herself to the ground. On a side note, when else in your life are chubby knees so cute?
Neko was home, too, but hiding from the paparazzi. No doubt she was doing research to build her case to support that proposed Britney Spears Law.
That’s the biggest bunch of non sequiturs, which, in itself, is a rather good reflection of my day.