Today has been chores and music. Usually one of our family weekend days is about recovering from the past week and getting our shit together for the coming week, and the other ends up being an outing or activity. Not sure how adventurous we'll be tomorrow with the two new kitties to consider, but at any rate, three good things on this housework day: 1. Kids rediscovering the classics. Isaac has been listening to Strong Bad Sings recently (it's amazing how much of "the system is down" he has memorized), and it inspired Lucas to make this masterpiece: A drawing of Trogdor the Burninator, by Lucas, age 9. Burning huts, fields, and peasants are featured prominently. 2. Caturday. A young orange tabby cat, Leo, poses regally in a slanty sunbeam by the kitchen stove. 3. Pancakes. Me making pancakes for the kids has become a cornerstone of the weekend. I cut the dry ingredients liberally with almond flour, so each kid only gets one plate-sized pancake, and I get to tell mys...
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