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The Dreaded Boom Box

Everyone at our house enjoys music, and quite a few play instruments, so it is not unusual to hear music throughout the day. But there is one thing we have come to dread  — the Boom Box! 
This past summer the kids went to Bible School and, as usual, really enjoyed it. Our music director knows how much our girls with Down syndrome love music and she gave us a CD of all the Bible School music for the girls to play at home — and play it they do — over and over and over! The same CD, day after day after day, and they want to turn it up sooo loud! It has gotten to the point we want to hide the Boom Box — really – or maybe hide the CD. 
I like the VBS CD just fine, but after hearing it incessantly, I’m ready for something new, but Sarah, Caroline and Claire NEVER seem to tire of it. Not a day goes by that they aren’t dancing and doing hand signs to the CD. I don’t understand why it still plays  — I’ve seen Claire rubbing it together with another CD and I actually saw her scratch it with an ink pen one day  — and I thought “YES” — it won’t play anymore! But, NO  — it just keeps on playing and playing! I have actually had to take the CD and limit the time they play it, as otherwise, it would actually play ALL DAY LONG! I don’t think the rest of us could stand it. 
I’m not sure I should be thanking our music director for being so kind. 
Here are a few random pictures from this past week. 
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The kids enjoying their new drawing tablets.
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Another visit to the Farmer’s Market
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Face Painting

So, we really haven’t been up to much lately — getting school supplies, backpacks, and school books and doing a little shopping before we start school. I’m not really ready for school to start but most of the kids are. I’m trying to get everything organized and ready for the first day. I only have Bethany left to get books for and I am considering using Calvert for her as it provides everything we will need for the whole year in a box — even down to the pencils and glue. I think she would love getting the big box in the mail with so much stuff in it. We have used Calvert before and the kids seem to enjoy it. 
Sarah has been restricted in her activities since her surgery. She is not suppose to climb trees, ride her bike or play on the rope swing. Of course, these are the things she likes best. I don’t think the restriction is related much to the existing blood clot but more due to her blood thinner medication. So, I have been trying to think of projects and activities for her and the other kids to do so she won’t be so bored. She just wants to go out and climb a tree but I just can’t let her. So, we have made the fairy jars, then we painted plates and mugs  — actually drew on them with Sharpie pens then baked them, and today Zola painted some of the kids’ faces. They actually looked kind of cute and Zola enjoyed painting and the others enjoyed being painted. 
I have no idea what to do next — I am not really into crafts but I am trying to learn to enjoy them a little more since Sarah spends so much time inside now  — we do take her for walks and she plays a little but so misses the tree climbing and her rope swing. 

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