Monday:  A quick overview.

•     A great little Monday.  Normal stuff in the morning.  Piano, French, Math. 
•  Tobin researched gerbils' behavior and habits and found some on Kijiji and emailed back and forth with the breeder.  He also learned the difference between being "weaned" and being "circumcised".  Two different things it turns out.  Especially as it has to do with gerbils.
•   Lots of card playing.  Especially with Ruby.  And stories for her too.
• We happened to glance out of the window and saw the funeral procession of Bernie Morelli go down our street and pause in front of his late mother's house which is just across the street.
• Isaac is on Day 2 of his 20 days/20 experiments challenge.  We tried to do the mentos and coke kersplosion thing.  Watched a dude with a thick Russian accent fail at it several times too on Youtube.  Isaac learned how to do a Russian accent but not how to make the pop explode. 
• Tobin finished and sent off his song for Opa and Oma's 50th anniversary party.
• Tobin signed up for a birding email list in Hamilton area with his own email acct.  This could be quite cool.
• The girls went grocery shopping and baked cookies with me while the boys went to piano lessons.  Isaac got songs he likes this week and is, for the moment, an avid practiser.
• After supper, the kids played cards while Dad and Mom both had to go out.  I went to interview two elderly ladies , (87 and 90) about the neighbourhood for an article in our new Crown Point newspaper.  Turns out we've got some semi-famous characters from our hood.  Evelyn Dyck (murdered her husband in the '40s) and Michael Baldasaro (Reverend of the Church of the Universe which is quite into the use of marijuana.  He is also running for mayor which he has for many elections) Just as I was leaving,  my host whispered to me "Pst, come see my powder room"  So we shuffle to the back of the house and she flicks the lightswitch and checks my reaction to the main floor bathroom she boasts all decked out in lavish, over the top, 70s splendour.  Of course I told her how jealous I was. She took down my number, since she is housebound, in case she needs milk or bread and can't get out.  And I hope she uses it too.
• Came home to an Anneke missing a front tooth.  She's got a new swagger on now.