While Dave Is Away Day 2

Day 2 of Dave being away and already I've failed miserably with the 

pictures. No, not that we haven't been taking pictures - we took 70 

of them today. It's just that they all look like this:

This is the only one that turned out actually visible.

Pity it isn't representative of our exciting day. 

Still, as it's our only picture, I will elaborate on it: here is Jenna 

drinking her juice and about to consume a little Nilla wafer. If you 

look carefully, you will see our dishwasher behind her and the 

attractive square pattern of our kitchen floor.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, brings us to the end of the pictures.

From this point on, the post might be reminescent of some of the 

children's books you disliked as a young child because the authors 

felt that mere text was sufficient to sustain readers' interest or 

else publishing budget was too low to hire an illustrator.

Emily started Sunday School today in church. Previously she had been 

attending nursery, which, while incorporating some foundational 

teaching and prayer, was largely group babysitting. We'd been looking 

forward to her starting Sunday School because she had clearly 

outgrown nursery, in spite of its exciting toys, and was ready 

for more mental stimulation. After class today she was happy to 

report that there were snacks, toys and coloring. I am sure there were 

other elements of the class that made for a very interesting morning 

but she was remembering the parts that were most familiar to her 

from her days in nursery.

After lunch the girls did arts and crafts in their playroom while I 

went grocery shopping. I usually take a child (or three) to the 

supermarket with me, especially the one which is the must fussy 

at the time. Today, the lot fell to Jenna, but she declined bluntly, 

explaining, "No like supermarket". When asked what alternative 

she might suggest, she said brightly, "Want playground".

So when the cloudy sky cleared up in the late afternoon, we spent 

a pleasant hour at Blackhawk Park playing on the playground and 

watching God's other creatures (specifically, a dog) enjoy the slides 

there. We took a picture of course, but the camera would not surrender it. 

After supper, grandpa and grandma built a fort in the living room. 

Again, you will have to imagine the multicolored blankets, giggling 

children, bewildered watching baby and various shouted 

instructions to help direct traffic.

Then it was bath time and bedtime. Another day tomorrow, and 

perhaps the camera will behave itself. The good news is that Dave 

reported having taken numerous pictures on his brief sightseeing 

trip in the city today, so at least that's something to look forward 

to in the posts to come. Excellent pictures are always good, of course, 

although at this point, any pictures are good.