today was nice - i got to sleep in and have a nap (sorta - isaiah didn't fully cooperate with the nap). and in the afternoon we drove around a bit looking at all of the beautiful country around our house. first we stopped at a new store that dave discovered recently...Wilco. apparently its a farm store. he was excited because a lot of the stuff he wants/needs for fish is there for really cheap. it seems its a good strategy to try to think of all the various industries that might sell whateverit is you need and look around. there was a pond there that was retailing for less than dave can get it wholesale from his pet industry suppliers. anyway, he took us all there because they had chicks and ducklings for sale. very cute. we almost bought the ducklings, but came home to do a bit of research first and decided that it was probably better to wait until the kids were closer to school age for a pet. suprisingly enough, i'm really not interested in taking care of something else right now. ellen actually punished herself tonight. dave told her not to touch the swing when isaiah was in it, and after i took him out she pushed it once. i didn't really think anything of it and walked away. next thing we hear ellen is yelling "daddy!" (more like da-eee!) and she's standing in the corner! so we went with it and turned on the timer for a little bit. she stood in the corner for something else later that night and when i told her trouble was over and she could get out she kissed the wall before coming over to talk to me.