I typed those first few exclaimation marks, then felt the urge to keep going. It was 88 last weekend. 88.
Unfortunately that helped me remember how well the car air conditioning works.
Luckily the next few weeks look open-the-windows-wide perfect!
Here are a few spring pictures.
11. Soccer soccer soccer. The S-Train did a LOT of running this weekend. Several kids on his team were missing this week, so everyone had to play the whole game. And they still won! The night before he had a birthday party at an inflatable jumping place. (Or what ever you call those places.). By Saturday night he was so worn out. He was great in class on Sunday. Connection. . . .?
12. Trains. Mr. C. just took the train out west for the first time. He's never been on a train. We thought it would be fun since it goes through high wild areas with (cross your fingers) lots of wildlife. He says it was a good experience. He also says it seems slow compared to a car, but you just read and watch the scenery go by. He said he didn't see tons of wildlife, but herds of 30 deer and 30 elk are a heck of a lot more than we would see in a car!
He went out for a mission reunion. Apparently it was a small group, but the timing was right for him to go out. He got to catch up with some MTC companions and share stories for hours. We think he so deserved a break after working so hard the last month to finish up a big project. Now we are smiling because there is . . .
13. No government shut down. Yeah for finally compromising! So Mr. C. gets to go back to work this week and the food storage breathes a huge sigh of relief, still safe in the basement.
14. Solo and Ensemble. Ah. Talented Children. The oldest went to play with her crazy quartet this weekend. They got a two. If only they had started a bit earlier I think they would have had a one. It was close.
They work so hard to find music for this crazy group. (Baritone, French Horn, Bassoon, Clarinet) We went to find music at a VERY good sheet music shop. The people there absolutely know music and know what they are talking about. One man there would look for music and then say, "Now, what's the instrumentation?" then look a bit more. "What's that instrumentation again?" They helped us for what seemed like a very long time. Then he said, "It's the baritone that's the problem."
(We think she's very nice!)
They went with Fugue by Mozart. They did a great job.
15. Social Children. Keep my life from being boring. We had three birthday parties. (And originally thought it was four!) A soccer game, soccer pictures, (that are now rescheduled) and solo and ensemble. We ended up spending an hour at one of Lou's friends houses as we dropped her off. I so needed the social time, too! She delightfully showed me her newly reorganized pantries! (They are beautiful, and I'm slightly covetous.) And her daughter's recently painted room. So fun. Then I took oldest out for a little shopping. (We need to get her ready for all her summer fun.) and got her back just in time to babysit. Then we all watched The Voyage of the Dawn Treader until bedtime. (great movie).
16. Great Deals. Got a cute on clearance skirt for even more on clearance! The oldest says she'll wear it. But she didn't jump up and down, so the jury's still out.
ps. Things I wonder about. While shopping we saw lots of girls out prom shopping. Why are there so many girls determined to wear short dresses that just don't have the legs for it? (I mean mid-thigh short). And why do their friends tell them they look great when the dress doesn't flatter them, or doesn't fit right, or she obviously isn't comfortable and is going to spend her entire prom night adjusting the dress? AAACK!
(And then the girl who looks spectacular in the dress she is in says it isn't her favorite and you know she's going to go for something that makes her look like a stuffed sausage. Double AAACK!)
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