Over 8,000 miles

That is how many miles our trucker buddy drove this past week.  The children love following him and finding the states he has been through.  Next on the agenda is getting them to memorize the states.  I know there is the 50 Nifty song, but they also need to be able to locate the states as well.  Ah, well.  A bit at a time.  I am just lucky some days that they actually stay focused for 30 minutes.  

We had rain last night (as if we can go more than a couple of days without) and so everything outside is wet and muddy.  The children played outside.  M's and mine.  And they came in covered in thick layers of mud.  It was like they caked mud on themselves, let it dry, and caked on more mud on top of that.  It was in their hair, stuck to their clothes, several inches thick on their hands.  They even covered the slide with it before sliding down the slide.  I have a theory when it comes to children.  it is a child's job to play and get dirty.  I think these children put in overtime today.

M had all three of her children with her.  So the baby was here as well.  J is a preemie and has an OT that sees him.  When M moved, she moved out of the region the OT works and she told the OT that either she continues or J is not going to have OT anymore because M does not want to have to break in anyone new.  Meeting the OT, I can't say that I blame her.  She is magnificent.  The OT had been going out of her region to continue to work with J.  Today, she came here to work with J.  She is going to continue to come here which is fine by me.  M comes for the homeschooling.  Stays for a couple of hours because we are also friends, and the OT comes, stays within her region, and works with J.  It is a win-win-win situation all the way around.   

I need to get up early tomorrow.  I have things to do.  I still have not heard back from McDonald's so I am going to have to look that number up and give them a call.  Or call K.