Details: wife works again; back yard play in morning; Bush’s chicken lunch; H-E-B for milk; naps; wife comes home; inflatable pool in back yard; Sloppy Joes’ for supper (I made them from a can); Dairy Queen for dessert.
Funny Anecdote: While Vicky and Valentina were in the bathroom, I was looking for Rebecca. Found her on her bed (which she’s given up for a few days), holding Val’s glasses and a mascara container. Quickly, I snatched them both away quickly. When I saw her about to cry, I handed the mascara back, keeping the glasses. (This is a good trick if your kid has two objects; take them both away, then return the less harmful, less expensive one.) When Val returned to the room, Rebecca started mimicking the action of putting on mascara. Where has she seen this before? My wife doesn’t wear mascara. Val hadn’t put hers on yet. Rebecca must’ve seen it in a TV ad or a magazine ad. She knew exactly what it was for — and it wasn’t even open.
Funny Anecdote 2: In the evening, a couple of cops stopped nearby to handle a call. Afterward, one came over to introduce himself and talk to a few of us neighbors who were standing around talking. My wife asked him to please stand on the driveway instead of our grass. He apologized and moved quickly.
Neighborly conversation: One neighbor was asking more people on the street to have their porch lights on at night, saying it was too dark around and was encouraging “mischief”. I disagreed, saying it was plenty bright at night (I’ve had no trouble walking to the mailbox and back at midnight a few times), and that all the porch lights simply attract more bugs. I also pointed out that anyone looking for mischief would have more luck in the middle of the day when everyone’s at work, and that porch lights being on at 2 a.m. won’t help if all the good folk are asleep.
Weather: Hot all day (up to 98°F). Started raining at 11:15 p.m.
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It’s amazing what children learn just by being!
Smiling at Marline and the grass incident.
I agree with you about the lights/bugs/security.
Funny about the mascara! You gotta wonder where they learn things sometimes.
I hate having lights on to attract bugs in the evening. If there are street lights, then that should be plenty sufficient.
@Cassie: There’s a street light at the corner, and one at the end of the cul-de-sac. (None in the middle, where we are.) But plenty of people leave their outside lights on already… I’ve yet to step out at night and think it was too dark here.
I’m guessing you probably live in a pretty safe neighborhood anyway, right? Military neighborhoods (or mostly military) that we’ve lived in never had a problem with crime.
Cassie, you’re right that you won’t see any home invasions or burglaries here… It’s common knowledge that the occupants are not only armed, but trained sufficiently in using their firearms. A burglar would have to be completely brain-dead to attempt it.
She must’ve been thinking of petty crime like vandalism (there were a couple of incidents a few weeks ago).