Merrily We Muse Along on Monday

Happy Monday to you! ...the beginning of another week in our summer vacation. Whoo-hoo!

Of course, still no new 24 episodes...or wings. Only 7 months to go. Sigh.

I've decided to keep the same video for this week, still in honor of Emily's dance recital...plus, it's just so good.

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Today is our official "begin the summer schedule" day.

The kids began their Summer Bridge workbooks which will take them through three sections of skills practice until the new school year begins. We love these books because they break the section into 15 days and the kids pick something to earn at the end of the section.

For their first incentive, both kids chose one hour of computer game time down at our local library. (They have the best educational games!) Along with the one workbook page, each day the kids need to read for one hour (the parents prescribe the amount of time). Should be fun for them.

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Yesterday, Emily had her ballet recital. (When my hubby uploads it to YouTube, I'll post it here. Be sure to come back to see it. It's well-worth the 4 minutes and 12 seconds.) They did an excellent job! And we couldn't have been more proud of our little dancer! Next year, may prove a bit more challenging, especially when she begins en pointe. But we both feel she's ready for the challenge.

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We spent part of the weekend transferring our VHS tapes of 24: Season 6 for my cousin (a new fan who didn't get to see it yet) in Kentucky. It was fun because every now and again we'd check on the tape and watch a bit from the season, once again reaffirming what a great season it was.

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Some kid-isms:

We were listening to a song by Mat Kearney, and Edward suddenly asked why he was singing about toilets. Puzzled, we asked why he thought that. To which he replied, "You know, push the pedal down, watch it swirl around..." The actual line is: "Push the pedal down, watch the world around..." The singer is talking about driving a car across the country...

Then, during a lull in our Sunday School class, a little boy went head-to-head with another girl and looked like he was going to kiss her. Stuart said, "You looked like you were going to kiss her." The little guy grinned and said, "I was...but it would've been embarrassing." You might think that now...

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5 THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT

• inquisitive dog ears

• learning to fly an airplane

• roadside flower stands

• New York strip steak

• wishing on a new moon

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There was a blue moon last week.

Did you see it?

We missed it. And now we have to wait 32 months until the next one. Sniff...

Apparently, a "blue moon" is when there are two full moons in the same month.

Click here to learn more.