What was so interesting?
Heavy equipment. Backhoe. Various plumbing trucks. Pump. Workers.
VERY exciting stuff!
Ray narrated the whole process. He spoke with such confidence about how to operate the backhoe and what the workers were doing and why. The boys went upstairs and looked out of other windows to get alternate views.
I should have taken more pictures later in the day. As it turns out, the neighbors' sewer line broke. The workers dug an eleven foot deep hole and are replacing 30 feet of pipe! They had to cut down a beautiful tree. There is a HUGE pile of dirt. The workers just left for the night, but all the equipment is there for more work tomorrow. Yikes! The project is providing lots of entertainment and sparking much discussion in our homeschool though.
When I finally got the boys to sit down at the school table, we looked out the window to the back yard and found a different kind of action. A few weeks ago we had hung out some dried apples and some bagels with peanut butter and bird seed. They've been pretty much untouched. This morning, however, we watched and giggled as a squirrel figured out -- after several funny failed attempts -- how to get to the dried apples (which were on the green string you can see in the picture below). He nibbled away at one apple and then dragged the whole string of apples away with him for later.
So, just by looking out the windows we had a few science lessons before we even opened a book. We did get some good schoolwork done today. We also went to the rec center for Adam's art and gymnastics classes while Ray went to his Lego club. And the boys FINALLY got some long-overdue haircuts.
Time to pull the drapes and head up for baths and stories and bedtime! I'm sure there will be more adventures tomorrow.
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