The bank

We have a great playground in our complex.  The boys haul their bag of construction toys and whatever else I offer consent too and have a grand old time in the sand.  This evening while there I was on the sidelines on a blanket with Wren and watched the boys playing together so well and also apart in their own worlds.  It was one of those moments where you never want to forget image, the laughter, the little sound effects, the cool breeze, the happy faces. Kent hollered over to me to come over to his "bank".  There is one of those play counters as part of the playground equipment.  Past days it has been an ice cream shop.  Tonight a bank.

J: do you give out lolly pops at this bank?
K: yes. But you have to make a deposit first.
J: oh yes, of course. Do you have a deposit slip?
K: here you go (handful of sand)
J: I have 50 dollars to deposit. (Handful of sand)
K: thank you. One moment please. Which account do you want it in?
J:  my savings account please.
K: just a second.
J: ( I started making small talk with the banker) so how long have you worked here at the bank?
K: for 11 weeks
J: oh!  Do you enjoy it?
K: yes well you see I am the only one.
J: so you don't work with others? That's a lot of work.
K: well there are others but they don't do much. They are tired. They are in the back and just watch movies. You know.
J: (this is hilarious to me) oh I see.
Then an "awkward silence" ( I was curious what he would say next
K: well your done you should get going now (waving me on, like I am plugging up the drive up)

- the next transaction -

Now Leon is in on the job with Kent
Kent informs me that Leon has been working there for 6 hours.
Leon with cutest grin asks me
L: you have money?
J: yes I have 20 dollars to deposit in my checking account
L: OK!
We carried on a little more and then he offers excitedly "cherry or chocolate!?"

I finally got my lollipop! ( handful of sand)


Today we had fun going to the library and then to a beautiful lake to eat the food I packed and then back to the library for story time.  Met up with a friend for the story time. She has 2 sons, 4 yrs and a week shy of 1 yr.  Our boys are playing well together! So nice for us to have friends right way.
We know each other from back home Canada! She was heading to a farmers market afterward and invited us if it worked well and it did.  Made my way over there no problem. I chose a vendor where they charged 5 bucks for half a bag and 10 for the full bag.  kent and Leon selected what went in the bag. It is surprising how much we got for $5.  Apricots. Plums. Green peppers. Broccoli. Kent selected 2 tomatoes..he doesn't even eat tomatoes, I think he was just on a roll. Lets see we also snatched some new potatoes and a cucumber. We ate up some apricots and plums at the pic nic tables while we visited.

Our location is central to everything!! Love it! The library is so close to us. There is a new target and whole foods (yipeeee!) that are my neighbors and then a few blocks from all that shopping is a lake that makes you feel like you are more remote.

Wade went ack to work this evening for a