Civic Minded

Yesterday, Zeke and I distributed door hangers to registered voters in our neighborhood, reminding them to vote in the May 8 primary.

I held the map and identified addresses. Zeke ran up to doors and hung the hangers.

He got a real kick out of it, but needed to hold my hand for energy by the end.

Did you know that holding hands with Mom gives small boys extra energy? Just like a power up in a video game!

Meat Eaters

We tried a new chicken recipe for dinner on Tuesday.

Victor said it was so good, it must be wildebeest. You know, the thing with tusks.



Then, he and Zeke discussed the best way to kill a wildebeest.

Victor thinks a gun is best. Zeke suggested a sharp spear.

First Commercial Purchase

It's Spring Break (woo!), so I took both boys with me to Costco on Tuesday.

I told them that if they stayed right with me during the shopping, they could each earn a churro.

They stuck with me--TO me--to perfection, and earned their churros.

As I was standing in the checkout line, I had a great idea. I gave Victor some money and sent both of them to stand in the churro line. It was about five feet away from where I was standing, so I could easily see how adorable they looked waiting in line.

Victor did very well and purchased his churro very politely. I think it was his first purchase for which he was issued a receipt.

Easter Treat

Zeke got ten Easter eggs at preschool today. He and Victor decided to fill them with treasures and hide them around the house.

They filled seven with Squinkies, one with the wheels from a Playmobil go-cart, and two with applesauce.

New Project Update

My new project is going well.

I appreciate all of the questions you have sent.

Please send more!

SwindleFam FHE

Victor takes his education very seriously, including his P.E. class.

Tonight, he taught us some of his P.E. exercises for FHE.

First, we ran in place. We ran as fast as we could.

Then, we did push-ups (I think the family collectively did about four).

After that came curl-ups (sit-ups where your hands stay on the floor).

Finally, we did front and back stretches.

Victor had a couple of recommendations for us. First, eat less. Second, try to exercise a little more.

Stargazing

For a real treat, head outside right now (if it's nighttime) and look west.

If you can see what I see, you will see two crazy bright stars just under Taurus. You can't miss them. They are Venus and Jupiter.

It's so fun to see Jupiter!