overheard this evening

Son 2 to son 1, regarding violin practice: "Even though it still sounds like a cat trying to swallow glass, it's...okay."

work

Son 1 (the glass-eating cat violinist) went up to Montana with the scouts yesterday to help build some trails. I feel all 1930s WPA-ish. At this age (and in this place), scouts is all about doing work and being outside. My kid loves it, which is nice, since "love" and "work" haven't exactly been linked in my kids' minds so far. He's becoming quite civilized!