We finally finished painting the bedrooms, which is a huge relief. Now we're just scouring the house before we list it, which we can hopefully do this week. It turns out that Kirsi is allergic to peas, and she's been having a pretty rough time dealing with her reaction. The gastro-intestinal ills seem to be getting better, but she still has a mild fever and a truly diabolical rash. The rash is extremely painful, and she's been absolutely miserable during her diaper changes. A couple of days ago she sat up all by herself, straightened upright, lifted her hands - and put all her weight on that rash and burst into tears. I just hope the experience won't put her off of sitting.
Jimmy is still doing great in school, and finally getting a little more relaxed around the house. He's starting to write sentences to go along with his pictures, and seems to be feeling some pride in his reading skills instead of viewing it as a chore. We brought Ginger to his class for show-and-tell and she was a big hit with the kids.
We took the kids to an SCA event. They loved it and were a big hit with all my SCAdian friends. They all loved Chris, too, so there goes my vacation time :) Jimmy especially enjoyed watching the fighting and playing with the many children he met there, and he was very adorable at court when he was given his first event token.
Halloween excitement is growing...