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After going for ice cream, Porter still wanted to go to the grasses, which is Porterspeak for the park. It was starting to get darker so I figured it would be a quick trip.

Running up to the top of the hill.

Alice running up behind.

Getting the rocket set up at the summt.

The civic center pond at twilight.

Here’s a Quicktime movie of Porter shooting off his pen rocket at the top of the hill. Then there’s another one of Alice and Porter running around in a circle before Porter runs down the hill. You can either download the movies to your desktop or just click on the link to play it in your web browser (assuming your web browser has the quicktime plug-in installed).

Friday was, of course, ice cream time so Alice and Porter I found our way to the store. Porter had his new fave, Thai iced tea. while Alice and I shared a cone Dutch milk chocolate.

Porter and his Thai ice tea and his blue rocket from show & tell.

Alice and her chocolate.

Leaning in for a bite.

“I want more ice cream!“

Thursday I got a call from Aunt Pat, Porter’s best friend T.J.’s aunt, about getting the two of them together. It’s been over two weeks since they’d seen one another because this week was mid-winter break and last week T.J. was out sick. Thursday was also a grandparent day but happily they agreed to meet T.J. and his aunt at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.

According to Ruthanne, as soon as they saw one another they ran up to each other and held hands all the way into the discovery museum. They had a great time and were there for a little over three hours.

Porter and T.J. on the boat.

Aunt Pat with the boys on the rockpile.

Stacking cones on the bridge.

The shuttle losing water while orbiting the fish pond.

How high can you build it?

Another successful shuttle lift off.

Porter and T.J. enjoy a snack at the picnic table.

Day 18. Today’s task is to read the 11 Commandments of the FlyLady. These go to eleven.

The FlyLady’s Eleven Commandments

1. Keep your sink clean and shiny.
2. Get dressed every morning, even if you don’t feel like it. Don’t forget your lace-up shoes.
3. Do your morning and before bedtime routine everyday.
4. Don’t allow yourself to be sidetracked by the computer.
5. Pick up after yourself. If you get it out, put it away.
6. Don’t try to do two projects at once. ONE JOB AT A TIME.
7. Don’t pull out more than you can put back in one hour.
8. Do something for yourself everyday, maybe every morning and night.
9. Work as fast as you can to get the job done. This will give you more time to play later.
10. Smile even when you don’t feel like it. It is contagious. Make your mind up to be happy and you will be.
11. Don’t forget to laugh everyday. Pamper yourself, you deserve it.