Saturday

I am recovering, or at least trying to, from some bug that has invaded my system. I woke up Wednesday and had no voice. Every time I tried to speak I wound up sounding like a chicken. I finally have a voice again, thankfully, but know I have a bit to go before the germ has been eradicated. So today I took it easy, lounging about this morning. Lucy and Owen climbed up on the bed for some snuggle time, and Lucy made sure I had my head on the pillow (oh darn).


When I finally got dressed I had lunch with Mitchell and my mom. Mitchell went with Grammy for the afternoon, so I came home to spend some quality time with Lulu and Owen. We read lots of books together, and after I took several runs through this one, Lucy insisted that Owey read it to her again (and again...). Owen loved it!


It was a nice day. Hopefully tomorrow will follow suit.

Artistic Talent

Lucy has always enjoyed coloring. Here you can see how seriously she takes it. She often says "Mama, color me" (she omits the with) and will not start until I sit down with her. Sometimes she will ask which color I would like, other times she dictates what color I am to use and what I need to draw. Today it was turtles, like 20 of them all in different colors. If you look at the paper by her in the last picture, you can see them all.


She explored other talents today, too--managing to hold markers between her toes in order to get them to me. Interesting...

Blazing into the New Year

Wow! 2010 is off to a busy start. Before returning to school, Mitchell turned 7. We took the boys bowling that day and they wiped the lanes with their Dad.

We've had a week back at school and it has not been without drama. Job switches/transfers are on the horizon once again (mid-year) as many teachers are retiring at semester. Oy! Just when I was getting the hang of things I have a potential move again...we shall see what really happens.

We capped off the week with style, however, with a celebratory sledding party for Mitchell and his friends. The day was gorgeous! Sunny and not horribly windy or freezing, so the kids could play outside for more than 2 seconds. They seemed to have loads of fun. Once they came in we had hot chocolate, opened presents, and had ice cream cone cakes (with sprinkles, of course!).









Today was another beauty, so we took the boys skiing for the first time of the year. I was super impressed! Mitchell is doing really well on his own. Owen is stopping on his own and doing well using an edgy-wedgy on his skis. The snow snakes only grabbed onto them once today! It was smiles all around. This day was topped off with a bonus (unplanned) dinner with Grammy Baleiko.

Needless to say, we have much to be thankful for!