November 2020, lots of school etc

Matthew and Jennifer are not always best of friends. 

They don't always appreciate each other as much as they could. Their loss.

Evelyn could not get along with Jennifer one night. She moved into the hallway in the end. 

I did a lot of distilling of water for chemistry experiments.  Eventually I got smart (as in, followed my kids advice) and bought a liter of distilled water at Walmart.  Way easier.  And only a dollar.  Probably saved myself money on the heating and cooling costs.😆

Oma had a great idea to pin a big sheet to the wall, so Melanie had fun arranging pieces for her first big quilt project. 

Triple trouble planning anything but work.

The kids made a neat ground level fort of sticks, leaves, etc. 

There is room inside for at least three kids. I declined trying it out, and took a photo instead. 

Heading back from showing me the fort.

Jennifer also helped me, lest I get lost in the dark. ;)

So that clay. Is a lot of work. Dry it out. Crumble it. Crush it. Sift it. Then soak it in water....I think then it is ready to use? I may have missed a step.

So happy with our new-to-you full size bikes!

Progress! Starting to look like it might be a workable solution for our snow!

I finished the shingles.  And was more careful about my knees this time. Maybe more so because they still hurt a little. 

Evelyn planning things.

Me. Aging beautifully. ;)

Math work.

Not math work. Please do your work Jennifer!

We had a nice warm day, so we quickly slathered our plywood walls (and soon to be walls) with a protective coat of paint.

So nice to be in shorts in November!!

Jennifer worked hard at her school after all, so she could help paint too.

Nice to have help! I was a bit nervous that they would spill the paint...but I'm probably the only one in the family who has ever stepped in the paint tray!

Math work.

Language work. Rosetta stone is so easy for me. (But vocubulary, etc. is really geared for tourists/travel) I like having the computer monitor their progress and do their corrections and review work for me. :D

Hope I can read what she is writing! I'm not sure that the kids always give me 100% effort with their school work. 

Don't interrupt Evelyn when she's solving a problem!

Nathan coming down for supplies.  The edible kind this time.

Progress!