At the crab festival they sold marionettes.  Lu wanted one.  Of course.  She wants everything.  It turns out she actually had more than a passing interest in one and has been wondering how to make one since.  This morning, 6am, she came in my room with some sticks she found outside, some yarn and her stock yards big eyed stuffed pony.  She wanted to make a puppet.  We did.  She likes it.  She now wants to make more, have dad build a special stand so the strings won't get tangled and put on a show.  Hmmm.

This morning we cleaned bedrooms.  This was kind of a dumb move because when they were clean then the children invited friends over and now...not so clean.

So Lu has Keean over playing, and Han has Alyssa and E has John, Justin and Aidan.  There is a lot of chaos and we have been through a lot of popsicles and crackers and drinks and open and closed doors. 

It's raining.  A curse on a summer day. 

I am making zucchini bread with chocolate chips.  Any guesses how long it will take the locusts to devour it?  I am guessing 15 minutes, tops.