For some reason I've had an aversion to posting anything on here lately. I went through the entire month of October with no posts at all, although I did manage to post on the holiday blog (http://bardenholidays.blogspot.com). Last week was a typical Minnesota fall week. It started with temps in the 70's and finished with about an inch of snow. Now that I've seen snow, I'm switching into my winter mode, which means I want more snow so I can get Zach out to the hill to try skiing. I talked to him about it and he said he didn't want to try. But I think I'll try to talk him into going at least once to make sure he doesn't have an interest. (I sure hope he does!) I'm pretty disappointed that Alec can't go. He seems to like sledding somewhat more than Zach and I'm sure he would like skiing if he could try it. Alec had an appointment with his hematologist, Dr. Messinger, last week. I had Angie ask him if it would be alright for Alec to try skiing. He said it was too dangerous. (I think it's no more dangerous than riding a bike, but whatever...) If I get Zach into it, I'll probably get helmets for both of us.
On Saturday morning, I took the two older boys to Lowe's to the kids craft time. They give the kids a craft kit (this week it was a wooden semi truck w/ a race car) that they assemble using a hammer and tacks. The kids also get an apron and goggles to wear while they are building their "project." The best part about it is it doesn't cost a dime! I think we'll probably do it on a fairly regular basis, especially now that the cold weather is setting in and it's a good way to get out of the house. Overall, they had a good first time experience. I gets somewhat loud because of all of the little hammers pounding on the tacks. Alec started getting bugged out at one point because of the noise. I think I might bring some earplugs for him next time.
