Bits of a day

It's not that we did nothing all day, but the day went along without anything pressing. We picked up, Dietrich helped with laundry and bathrooms, Elliott made a book about Frog and Toad. A small train loop developed in the dining room. All of this took place over the morning while track 11 from Grammar Rock (remember School House Rock?) played on repeat. Oddly enough, this song has nothing to do with grammar but is about earning interest when you either put money in the bank or borrow from the bank. I do not remember this from grade school, but Dietrich loves it because the singer needs the money for an electric guitar (her ukulele doesn't play country western). It was another working day for Ryan, so we all missed our Saturday routine of me being out for a run while the boys (all three of them) stay in their jammies and make pancakes. But knowing that the two week block is coming to an end kept me smiling throughout the day (or at least not shouting when, at 1:30 in the afternoon, I insisted on getting dressed to go to the pool and the dawdling ensued) . The best surprise was to see lights on in the house as we turned onto our street from a long swim and cooperative Target trip. That warm glow of Ryan being home made all the bits of the day fit together.