It has been dumping rain all day. Out in the woods with kids we all heard the giant trees groan and creak as the wind forced its way between them. Later, we found a newt eating a worm that was longer than it was. As I type I can hear the wind and rain. As an added bonus, its supposed to be like this all week!

Willow loves her new playhouse, even though the battery operated doorbell isn't hooked up yet (no batteries available at the time). Her Cheese Rat party wasn't exactly smoothe sailing (as those of you who read Jen's blog already know) because she's "scawed of da rat!!" She does love the little plastic slide in the toddler area though.
In the evening, we had all of the local immediate family over. I picked up M at the bus station so he could be the token non-family member. He's like family though, so I guess there's no real distinction. He spent the night because he secretly loves getting awakened by hordes of small children too early in the morning. Tomorrow he leaves for the British Isles to take part in a musical event put on by ICR called Intergration 5. We wish him luck and success. It would be nice to be able to go in person, but we'll just have to wait for his report upon his return.

Time to go check and see if the boys need additional help with their homework. It's too quiet...