it's hot!

It's been so hot!  We spent most of the week alternating between the air conditioning inside and playing outside in the water.  Rachel spends her time in the little pool and Rebecca spends it pouring water back and forth between the water table, pool, my plants (though little of the water reaches my plants--mostly she waters the dirt), and herself.  Every day she went through at least two, usually three outfits.

Rachel left yesterday with my mom to spend a long weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house all by herself.  When I talked to her last night she was squealing with glee at the lake, jumping in the waves.  Today they're off to the zoo.  Rachel has a long list of places to go while she's there, so I know they won't be bored....  just exhausted!

It's strange having only Rebecca around.  Last night I put her to bed and we had a full hour before it's usually Rachel's bedtime that we actually had time to ourselves.  We watched a movie and got to bed earlier than we normally would've, had we started the movie once Rachel was in bed.  It's a good thing, because I was up three times with her in the middle of the night.  I don't know what her problem is.  I don't think she's sick (who knows, though--she's got a terrible track record).  After the second trip up with her, I couldn't go back to sleep, so I've been up since 3:45.  You'd think I'd have something to show for it, like a clean house or something, but I've done a bunch of nothing since I got up.  I still have about an hour before Rebecca gets up, so maybe I can accomplish something.

I think the hot weather is gone for a few days, though, so I'm happy about that.  I'm ready to give the pool and water table a break and play with chalk and bubbles or something else instead.  The good thing about it is that while they played in the water, I could sit and read.  I got two books finished this week--unheard of!!  (Well, I'm almost finished with the second.  It'll be finished today or tomorrow.)

Earlier this week our favorite neighbors told us that they're selling their house and moving out of town for a new job and to be near their families.  :(   That was a huge bummer for my week.  Their kids are the same ages as ours, and the girls just love them.  Rebecca loved hanging out with their twin girls every day at the bus stop (the twins are just a few months older than she is) and Rachel loved when one of the older kids would get off the bus with her and come over and play for an hour or so until their mom got home from an appointment or something.  We were each other's back up babysitter and borrowed stuff from each other all the time....you know, the good kind of neighbor that you really don't want to move away.  I'm really sad.  Now I can only hope that another set of good neighbors move in.  It goes on the market today and I'll be sad every time I see the sign in the yard.