Saturday, we went to Des Moines. Two of my kids needed things for dance class this week, two of my kids needed school clothes, my daughter needed a gift for a birthday party today, and I was looking for some things to enhance our astronomy study. We found everything on our list. My favorite purchase was space flashcards at Target for $1. (And wow, do I hate spending that much money all at once.)
Yesterday we went to church. We rested in the afternoon...which means my children gamed. We had an awesome summery supper--barbequed ribs, mashed potatoes, Iowa sweet corn, and watermelon. And we played a card game that my guys had been exposed to by friends while they were in Rhode Island. It's called Family Fluxx. It's really fun. The rules are continually changing. And it's not a skill game so the whole family can participate (except non-readers need a little help).
In yesterday's Des Moines Register, the Roses and Thistles column quoted Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor in 1886. He said in address to the International Labor Congress in an address titled "What Does Labor Want?": We want more school houses and less jails; more books and less arsenals; more learning and less vice; more constant work and less crime; more leisure and less greed; more justice and less revenge; in fact, more of the opportunities to cultivate our better natures, to make manhood more noble, womanhood more beautiful and childhood more happy and bright. These in brief are the primary demands made by the trade unions in the name of labor. These are the demands made by labor upon modern society and in their consideration is involved the fate of civilization." I thought that was a pretty great quote and a nice reminder of what we are celebrating today.
As for me, I'll be catching up on my housework and laundry that got ignored Saturday. But I'm glad for the holiday to be able to focus on that instead of having to juggle school and all of that.
Happy Labor Day to you all! God bless America!
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