It's hot here in NC. We have had 100+ temperatures with high humidity since Saturday. It's typical weather for late July, not early June. My children are cranky and bored. They are constantly fighting among themselves. I would throw them out, but they are not very heat tolerant. They have red, sweaty faces after a few minutes outside. The mosquitoes are also horrible in our yard this year. I have to coat them in Off before I can let them out or they come in covered in bites.
I had intended for us to take a real break from school until July, but that's not going to happen. We need to do something. We are continuing on with history and a bit of math for the Crafter. I'm working on getting a bee unit study together for everyone. I have a Hands of a Child lapbook from a free download that I hope to use. It will be our first lapbook.
Yesterday, I tried to keep the kids happy by letting them play on the Slip and Slide for a while. I can't let them use it everyday because I don't want a huge water bill. They played peacefully for about 30 minutes, then I had to turn the water off. I told them to come in for baths. I had started running a tub when I heard screaming. Wild Thing came in with his face covered in blood. I put my screaming child in the tub and started looking for the source. He had a half inch cut right in the center of his forehead. After a few minutes of direct pressure, it stopped bleeding, but the tears didn't. It took him a while to calm down. Wild Thing was pretty scraped up. He was running away after antagonizing his sisters when he tripped in the gravel driveway and face planted on the rocks. Thank God he wasn't hurt worse. He's fine now. It's amazing what a couple of Band Aids can do.
It's hot here, too. Our church started vacation bible school this week, so we have 100+ hot heads to deal with.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the accident. My kids seem to have accidents all the time. Maybe it will rain soon and they can play in the rain. : )
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