07/27/2025
Productive day so far. Woke up at 630 to drive to a lady's farm where she listed on marketplace free t posts and woven wire if you pull yourself. Came home with a roll of woven wire, 2 rolls of chicken wire, 2 rolls of welded wire, a bunch of fiberglass step in posts, and 25 t posts. Mr. Mud did most of the work as i was not handling the heat and got sick.
Walked into our middle two expertly carving up a whole watermelon with a bath towel underneath to catch the juice at the dining room table and everyone else still sound asleep when we got home at noon. Watermelon was just what we needed!
We bought a watermelon yesterday at aldi as well as stuff for campfire shish kebabs. The idea of making their own fruit shish kebobs were too temping for the kids.
Two big boys went to work for a friend doing yard work in town this evening when Mr. Mud went to work. and I'm cleaning house with the littles before i mow the lawn and do evening feed chores.
Kids were bickering like mad over the tv, and my answer to their dysregulation is almost always a sensory play activity. So the bathroom vanity, mirror, and sink are currently being wiped clean with a can of $1.25 shaving cream sprayed all over it while our step stools and squatty potty take a much needed steam shower.
No shame in my game here. You'd better believe our mud puddle crew lives up to its name and can sully a bathroom with just one trip in from playing out back. They're still shouting at eachother at the top of their lungs, but it's often just how they play. Whether the noise be angry or joyful... there's always just a lot of noise.
