Fire Starting

We just got all this firewood. So Little Kat was itching to build a fire in our fireplace. We chose three pieces of wood off our patio.

We got the area around the fireplace clean. Little Kat put the logs in, crumpled up some newspaper, and lit it up. Nothing happpened. The newspaper burned and went out. He tried again. Still a fail.

Finally Little Kat started putting more and more paper in the fire. Then he broke down a cardboard box and put it in. He kept putting more newspaper in. He added some kindling sticks from the ground outside. No luck.

I jumped in and put newspaper in like crazy. Kit Kat opened the window and brought up a fan to get oxygen. Finally after an hour or so, the fire was lit. There has to be a better way. Momoko recommends Duraflame logs.

Here Comes the Rain Again

The family was busy playing iPhone games this morning and early afternoon. Eventually I said we needed to go outside and do our work. Kit Kat and Momoko used the jig saw to cut some wood. Little Kat and I used the drill to unscrew and remove some temporary wood, and to secure the new wood. This was all for our large firewood holder in the carport.

The rain came down hard so we could not do any of the normal yard work today. Little Kat and I proceeded to Target for shopping. Today is the launch date for Pokemon black edition which Little Kat has been waiting for. He purchased a copy at Target. We were so into trying to get that Pokemon black that I forgot to pick up my Hannah Montana 2-DVD special pack with book. On the way home we used a coupon to buy roast beef and cheddar sandwiches for the whole family.