I have been doing a lot of research lately about the Vikings and their settlement in North America. So far I have discovered that although the Vikings were terrifying the Europeans, the Natives of America were terrifying them. The Vikings did not spend much time in North America particularly Newfoundland because of these Natives. Questions are raised of why not? Couldn't they get more Vikings to come? Did they spread diseases to the Indians? Why didn't they learn the tools that the Indians used in order to survive the Little Ice Age? All good questions. I have no profound answer but refer all those who are interested to Jared Diamond's Collapse for more insights.
My kids love the dirt. They love being outside while I try to plant and do everything in the dirt. Alice rolls in, runs in, and eats the dirt. The grossest thing I have found lately is her with her mouth full of mud and a pebble in her hand and big smiles on her face. To beat that I have found her now three times with dirt in the mouth. Yuck! Today it rained. This has got to be the fifteenth day this month that it rained and my kids could not stand it. So eventually I told the kids to get their shoes (which makes Alice run to the door) and that we were going to IKEA. IKEA is a great way to spend the day. Daniel and Alice played in the kids rooms that were set up and ran through that little hole in the wall they have between two of the rooms. They loved it. One of the rooms had a slide in it which Alice discovered that she loved. Down the slide she went, over and over and over again. Then we came home and the crying and tantrums started up right away again. But for those two...
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