September 3, 2005

• Kathryn has to supervise Nathaniel's schooling till midafternoon most days, I am toiling away to finish strong in my HIU intensive... and Armando doesn't start school till next week. He and Joy have been alternately enjoying one another more than ever, and at each others' throats, all day for almost 2 weeks. So Kathryn has been doing creative things with them to keep them on a positive track: walking to the library, walking to the Science Center, playing at Playa del Rey, visiting neighbors with kids their age, etc.

  But I think the strain is telling on her. It seemed an odd idea to me, but the kids are thrilled about it. Ready? A camp-out... at home. Not in the backyard, in the living room. No tent, that's too complicated; they are pretending to sleep out "under the stars" ... er, that's a ceiling fan, hon.

  Yup, the photos prove it.

  Ah, the lengths to which parents will go, to maintain peace in the home (and their own sanity). LACS begins next Tuesday, though, so things will suddenly snap back to normal.

  Normal for us, that is.
  

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