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It seems really strange to say that, but with all the snow we had over the winter, Mike couldn’t even GET to the grills. He usually braves the cold and BBQs all year.
SO happy to report that we fired ’em up today and had quite the tasty dinner with some good friends (and neighbors). It was a spur-of-the-moment thing when Maggie invited her friend over…and Mike decided to make a meal of it and invite the whole family. 🙂 Such a good time!
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The kids had their usual swim lessons today, but we also went to a pool party that my twins club sponsored.
They had a blast!
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Maggie’s lesson made my Monday…Burke was just as excited for his first lesson today 🙂 And he wants to go back tomorrow! LOL!
Mrs. Piano was quite impressed – Burke even earned a sticker for learning his first song! 🙂
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Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Go on over to see who else is playing – and join in too!
This is one of my most favorite memories growing up: feeding the ducks at my grandparent’s house in Connecticut. This is me and Grandad…I have no idea of the year – but I must have been somewhere between 4 and 6 years old. (I can’t remember when they moved to Vermont…)
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I came downstairs for a break today (in a quiet house – all 3 kids AND the dog were outside with Nanny C. Yeah Spring!) and saw the following:
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I *SO* wish I’d taken a picture…but of course, I didn’t.
Maggie got all dressed up in her fancy clothes for her very first piano lesson today. She was so excited she could hardly contain herself 🙂
Her new piano teacher lives two houses down, so we walked down (well, Maggie skipped) and got right to it. Mrs. Piano was VERY patient with Maggie…who would sometimes listen, but mostly wanted to “play” what she thought was a super groovy tune.
Mrs. Piano thinks Maggie might be a little bit too young, but she’s going to see how it goes since Maggie’s so excited about the whole thing.
Burke starts his lessons on Thursday. I think he’s just as excited 🙂
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One of the activities this month for Fishful Thinking is to create an Awe Wall. I *LOVE* this idea! There are so many things out there that fill a child (or even an adult) with Awe – and it’s always been fun to point some of these things out for our family.
Awe is what we feel when we experience great goodness or great beauty. You might feel awe when staring at the Grand Canyon, or when watching strangers rally to help people suffering from a natural disaster. When we feel awe, we feel part of something much larger than ourselves; we feel connected to others and to the world.
Burke has always taken notice of the things outside the window. Even as a toddler, he’d point out the trees and things as we were driving along. Maggie takes notice of things, but it much quieter about it. Logan is (as usual) somewhere in between the two.
We haven’t started our Awe Wall yet (frankly, I’m not sure where we’ll put it), but I do know a few things we’ll add to it when the time comes! And perhaps we’ll just do a virtual wall for now. 🙂
One of the things that always fills me with awe – and I’m happy to report that it does the same for all of my kids – is a rainbow! They even ask if I can create one some days LOL!
“Rainbow” has been Burke’s favorite color for about a year now. And Logan has just declared that his favorite color is no longer orange, it’s rainbow.
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I know that this year’s snowfall made everyone in our family sit up and take notice. There was a CRAZY amount of snow this year!! I think at one point we had about 60 inches of snow. Maybe more? I’m not even sure anymore…I’ve blocked it out 😉
It was one of those years where there was so much snow, you couldn’t even really go out and play in it. We couldn’t let the dog out into the back yard because he could just walk over the fence!
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Recently, our church had a 30 hour famine held by the youth. These kids opted to not eat for 30 hours (they did have juice and water – so everyone was safe). They made sandwiches and soup and went into Boston to help feed some of the homeless there. Then they came back and told the entire congregation about their 30 hours (well, 24…they were still “in” the 30 hour time frame while at church – awaiting their rice and beans feast they’d all sit down to after church was over). The selflessness and willingness of these young people always fills me we such emotion. (geez, I’m getting teary just writing about it!) They take the time to really talk and get to know the homeless people they’re helping. I can’t wait until my kids are old enough to take part! (I really wish I had a picture of these kids – they really are incredible.) And I think part of the reason that I’m filled with Awe at this is that there are probably over *50* kids who take part in it!
I can’t wait to start taking notice and add more to our wall (even if it is just a Word doc for now). What would go on your Awe Wall?
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The Ick has hit me.
I kept Maggie home from school yesterday…and then had to go pick Burke up about half way through the day. Luckily, the nurse knew I had 2 other kids home sick, so she had me park right out front and met me at the door with Burke. (Yes, Nanny C. was still out sick.)
The terrible part (you know, other than having sick kids) was that I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to actually MAKE it to pick him up. I wasn’t straying too far from the bathroom myself. Mike, saint that he is, came home early from work and let me sleep the rest of the day.
And let me sleep for most of today as well.
And because I’m dehydrated (I’m TRYING to keep the liquids in!), it’s kicking off some lovely migraines as well.
Spring can’t come soon enough.
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Higgins ran into my shin – running at top speed after the cat – one week ago. I still have a bruise on my shin, but the blood is pooling at my ankle…where he didn’t even touch!
And yes, I bruise easily.
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The Zimmer Zoo 