Whole bunch of family news
I've spent a good deal of time running around like a chicken with my head cut off for the past week, due to a series of circumstances beyond my control. I'm happy that by the end of the day today the end of that craziness was finally in sight.
There are few things more frustrating that being really busy without being productive or having much to show for your effort, but I guess that's the cross one has to bear when you've got kids and other family members depending on you to do things they need you to do. Fortunately, Bonnie and I have taken the steps we needed to get those problems under control before they totally spun out of hand.
In other family news, James seems to be enjoying this science class he's involved in very much. He goes to Woods Hole -- a village in Falmouth that's about a half hour's drive from our house -- and learns all about woods, ponds and wildlife. He's picking up some science, having fun playing outside, and making some friends. Every time I've picked him up, he's been playing outside with the rest of the kids, taking turns shooting baskets on the basketball court or playing tag. It's good to see him doing "kid" things while his brain is working, too.
Emmeline and Robert are continuing their puppeteering workshop at the Sandwich library, and will soon have to perform for an audience. They're doing well, from what I can tell, though Bonnie has thankfully arranged her work schedule to pick them up and drop them off from the library as need be.
August starts in just a few minutes and by the end of the month it'll be time to put the kids back in school. That means summer vacation is more than half over, and while it may make the kids a bit glum, I'm looking forward to it, for all the same reasons they're not.