Well, with the new van coming, I needed to get my license plates off of the old one. Of course, since it’s in Brandon (about 2.5 hours away), it turned into a whole day event with the kids. We left in the morning at about 10:00 AM, and started the long drive. I loaded up the car with my laptop and GPS, so I had tunes for the whole trip, which was good. I also put the DVD player in there, so the kids could watch movies for the trip, which makes it a lot easier for all of us. The DVD kind of broke Jareds punishment for the week, but I didn’t want a trip from hell.
On the way home, we stopped in at Spruce Woods Provincial Park to walk to the Spirit Sands area. It can’t be called a desert, since it gets 300-500 mm of rain a year, but it sure feels like one. The day was hot and windy, and after a 1.6 km hike we were in the middle of the sand dunes. Really cool stuff. Both boys walked the whole way on their own, a total of 3.2 km, with no complaint. We all drank lots of water and had an absolute blast. We finally got home at 9:30 PM, two hours past the boys bedtimes, and we all went to bed happy and exhausted.
Reading
Kushiel’s Avatar (Jacqueline Carey)
Writing
During the entire hike, I made an effort to use words to describe what I saw. A skill every writer should have. I talked to myself (in my head) about the way the sand rippled and the way the trees waved in the wind. I tried different approaches, using plain language and using flowery language. Thinking of words I rarely used to describe motion, colour and emotion. All in all fun stuff. Then Ryan, my 3 year old, looked at the trees, and said “Dad, the trees are dancing!” Short, descriptive, and accurate. I stood in awe.
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