Another Palindrome Day

6-2-26 was another palindrome day. I wrote the date on bags I was filling with rotisserie chicken Nichole divided up. Thanks, Nichole. 6-2-26 was National Rotisserie Chicken Day.

It was also the anniversary of when Babe Ruth retired. We talked about Ruth in the Bible for scripture study.

 

6-3-26 was not a palindrome day. It was Repeat Day. I asked Jeremy, "Pete and Repeat were in a boat. Pete fell out. Who was left?" He did not have a satisfying answer. 

I wore the same shirt as the day before. I did have to go back and do some things over that day. Sigh.

The day before I took Nichole and Jet to the Provo Library for some library activities. On Repeat Day, I took Jeremy to the library to do a story trail with me. "Crocodile's Treason." The kids and I read that one on a story trail back in 2022.

Lots of Summer Reading activities going on.

Repeat Day 2021 Repeat Day 2021

We had such a great time with Grandma and Grandpa we forgot to celebrate the anniversary of when Babe Ruth retired on June 2. Oh well. The next day, June 3, was Repeat Day so we repeated certain things as if it was Rotisserie Chicken Day like having BBQ pizza, salad, and french bread again. 

So we could celebrate as if it was the anniversary of when Babe Ruth retired or we could repeat Babe Ruth Day (which I blogged about on May 15). In any case, we had Baby Ruth candy bars again. Anything to rationalize candy, right?

Here's the baby with the Baby Ruth again.

While I'm at it, how about I mention that the next day, June 4, was National Cheese Day. It was also the birthday of Socrates (possibly). Jr. figured out how eating impossible cheeseburger pie fit with both of these. Obviously with Cheese Day but Jr. figured out that we should eat impossible cheeseburger pie for Socrates' birthday "because Socrates was a Greek philosopher and Greeks figured out Pi." Jr. is so clever.

Food and Not Food Celebrating

The beginning of June, the kids made dinner. I wanted to try giving them a chance to make a whole dinner, each child (except Jet) choosing and preparing a main dish or bread or side or dessert. I want them to do this on a regular basis then they can rotate responsibilities. The day we had planned didn't work out and one of the things planned didn't work out so that child was willing to do a last minute change. Mom stepped in and helped out a little because of the changes. Eventually, though, we'll get it right. Those four kids have all been learning about cooking lately so they can help each other and Mom can take a break. This was a trial run.
Nichole prepared Polish sausages split and topped with mashed potatoes and cheese with a few red pepper flakes sprinkled on. Jr. made garlicky bubble bread. Jr. Jr. gave us pineapple rings. Lucky gave us microwave s'mores. Additions to the meal were green bell pepper slices, corn, and apple slices. Good job, kids. It was yummy.

Then we had a day when Mom refused to make dinner because the kids wouldn't do their chores and the next day was June 3, Repeat Day. I refused to make dinner again... you know, to celebrate the holiday. I also decided to use some of the kids' excuses for not doing things and repeat what they often say to me when they walk into the kitchen and I'm obviously in the middle of making dinner. "I'm hungry." "Do you know what I can have to eat?" Petty, I know, but my original plan was to make the same dinner on Repeat Day as earlier but since I didn't make dinner...
The next day, the kids did chores. They also helped make dinner and one of the things we ate was Parmesan rice since it has Parmesan cheese in it. June 4 was National Cheese Day after all. Parmesan rice is a family favorite (for some of us). Yumm.

Another note: On Repeat Day, I was thinking about how Lucky was reading a Pete the Cat book. So in my mind, because of the holiday, I was thinking of the joke, "Pete and Repeat were in a boat. Pete fell out. Who was left?" I could just imagine a little kid (probably a 4 year old) trying to tell the joke with their understanding of things. "Pete the Cat was in a boat. Pete fell out. Who was left?" It wouldn't have the same result but the idea made me chuckle.

Repeat Day 2017

Pete and Repeat were in a boat.  Pete fell out.  Who was left?
Repeat.
Pete and Repeat were in a boat.  Pete fell out.  Who was left?
Repeat.
Pete and Repeat were in a boat.  Pete fell out.  Who was left?
Repeat.
Pete and Repeat...

It's amazing how many times our children will answer, "Repeat," and we just keep going and going and going with this.
Well, June 3 is Repeat Day.  For scripture study tonight, Jeremy asked the kids several times if they were ready for family prayer and scripture study.  Once they were and we had our prayer, Jeremy shared a scripture and thought and all the kids repeated it after him.  They enjoyed that.  A good way to learn is by repeating something.

In other news on this third day of June, Jeremy finished some sculptures for the Orem Library's Summer Reading Program.  So if you go to the library next week, they will be on display and you can see them in person.  The theme for the Summer Reading Program is "Make it Work," and the kickoff event, their teddy bear picnic, has a steampunk theme.  Jeremy built a 12 foot tall robot with accompanying inventor.

When he finished he was able to come to a neighborhood BBQ which the kids and I were already at.

 

So that's how Repeat Day went for us this year.  I'm not going to repeat it all, but you can re-read it if you want.