What a crazy and eventful day we had today!! The morning started off great w/ all the kids engaged and playing in the classroom. Some kids worked with the gears or bowled with our bowling set and others got busy playing with the pegs and peg boards. A few kids colored at the writing desks in the kitchen. The super hero capes we made yesterday continued to be a fun addition to their dramatic play today. After breakfast the Dragonflies (Eli, Grace, Finn, and Layla) headed out for a morning neighborhood walk in the buggy. The older kids had a short circle time w/ the felt storyboards and read some of the new library books that Jennifer and the older kids brought back from their field trip yesterday. The Dragonflies returned from our walk and joined the other kids in the yard to play while I (Jena) went downstairs to cook lunch early so we'd be ready for music class.
I decided to bread the zuchini from our garden in flour and then fry it in oil in a pan on the stove. I never fry anything, for starters, but I remembered how yummy the fried zucchini my mom used to make tasted so I decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately when I removed the lid from the hot oil it immediately shot up into flames. After quick thinking and a bit of panic... I used the fire extinguisher to put out the fire. Luckily all of the kids were already outside when the fire started. The smell, smoke, and the fire retardant from the extinguisher were terrible and made a HUGE mess!! It looked like the kitchen had literally been snowed in.
So, while Scott brought in four huge fans to air out the downstairs we headed to the pocket park and then to Zeek's pizza for lunch. The Zeeks staff was awesome and accomidating, setting up their outside tables for our group, along with paper plates, and kid cups of water for all. The kids played in the yard for a bit when we returned so the downstairs could continue to air out. Unfortunately we had to cancel Bonnie, our music teacher, for the day but the kids were all able to get down for a nap only a little later than normal.
While the kids napped, Jennifer, Carrie, Jena, and I were all able to pitch in and clean EVERYTHING in the kitchen; wiping down the floors and ceilings, cleaning all the exposed dishes, pans, silverware, tables, and chairs.
All in all, we are just grateful that everyone was safe and crisis was diverted. It's always good to have a little practice in crisis management, right? :)
All in a days work!
