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Beltaine, 20011
May. 1st, 2011 10:22 pmIt's Beltaine! The beginning of summer! Though in Michigan it's more like the beginning of spring, but we'll take it.
I did the grocery shopping and bought some little toys--bubble soap, a paddle ball, a throwing ring (easier to use than a Frisbee), some rocket balloons--and one big one: a Monopoly set. Sasha, you see, isn't very adept at counting money, and I figured this would be a good way to teach him. Plus, every household needs a Monopoly set.
When I got home, I made quiche for lunch. Aran had been agitating for it, so he was thrilled. And there was watermelon and fresh-baked bread. Afterward, we all put the Goddess and God statues outside, along with the offering bowls and some flowers. Then we trooped down to the meadow behind the housing complex to play. The big hit was really the rocket balloons, which are long with an extended nozzle. They came with a little air pump to blow them up, and when you let them go, they go really high and far. The boys also seized on a number of phallic jokes with them, which fit right in with the nature of Beltaine.
Back home, I introduced the boys to Monopoly. We decided to play until one person went bankrupt and the winner would be the one with the most assets at that point. It was Aran. He ended up with all four railroads, and by sheer luck, everyone kept landing on them while he avoided landing on my and Sasha's properties.
It was a good celebration.
I did the grocery shopping and bought some little toys--bubble soap, a paddle ball, a throwing ring (easier to use than a Frisbee), some rocket balloons--and one big one: a Monopoly set. Sasha, you see, isn't very adept at counting money, and I figured this would be a good way to teach him. Plus, every household needs a Monopoly set.
When I got home, I made quiche for lunch. Aran had been agitating for it, so he was thrilled. And there was watermelon and fresh-baked bread. Afterward, we all put the Goddess and God statues outside, along with the offering bowls and some flowers. Then we trooped down to the meadow behind the housing complex to play. The big hit was really the rocket balloons, which are long with an extended nozzle. They came with a little air pump to blow them up, and when you let them go, they go really high and far. The boys also seized on a number of phallic jokes with them, which fit right in with the nature of Beltaine.
Back home, I introduced the boys to Monopoly. We decided to play until one person went bankrupt and the winner would be the one with the most assets at that point. It was Aran. He ended up with all four railroads, and by sheer luck, everyone kept landing on them while he avoided landing on my and Sasha's properties.
It was a good celebration.
