Quick Story

So, I am heading out in the morning to VA and then on the Auto Train to FLA. I head out with the kids and Mrs. Dardy follows on Thursday. Little Mo and I are on the couch watching a movie and I asked if I could lay my head on her lap. "No" was her emphatic reply. When I asked her why, she said "Because you're a person and I'm just a little kid"

Ha!

Loooong February

My arithmetic sense tells me that this is the shortest month. It sure has not felt that way. Let's see

1. Snowiest February in 20 something years here in the valley
2. Cold cold cold days - we had a school cancellation based just on the temperature, not because of snow on the ground.
3. Car accident - a minor one but SO annoying. On Feb 11 I slid into the rear of the car in front of me because I was being impatient. Our van won't be ready until about March 10 and it is over an hour away.

Good things? well, I can list those as well to make myself feel better

1. GEICO has been awesome taking care of me so far.
2. I am heading to FLA with the kids on Saturday morning. We'll be taking the auto train. I'm excited and so are they. The three of us stay with my mom for a few days and my brother will be there as well.
3. Beth joins us the Thursday after for a trip to Gville where we see another grandma and some old pals.

The boy's basketball season is coming to an end and he is now interested in little league. We have to check out what that commitment will be.

Not much else, but I want to keep myself checking in here.

Cold Week - But a Terrific Week

We seem to be saved from one of the two snowmageddon incidents that were forecast for us here in NE PA. However, we did get an awful lot of snow on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. So, we had a three day weekend with Monday off. We were in school on Tuesday, then had Weds off. On top of that, the kids had a two-hour delay on Weds. Sigh…

BUT - what a great community week it has been here. On Weds morning Mo played in the gym with a couple of friends - one of whom has a small, portable bounce house. Much bouncing fun was had. While this was happening, Gram was out in the snow with other friends. We all gathered in the dining hall for brunch. The kids on campus were running around and both of my kids got invited to go for more fun. Mo was invited to someone's house and Gram was invited to go sledding at a nearby park. That meant that Beth and I actually had a quiet, peaceful afternoon.

A couple of uneventful days followed until our exciting Saturday. Gram has been talking about The Lego Movie for months and got to go on Saturday to see it with a friend. Mo and Beth had a girls' day out shopping while dad napped and helped supervise the Robotics Club for awhile. We then all went to a friends house for a lovely dinner and chat. We let ourselves get SO caught up in the daily craziness of our lives that we don't make time often enough to make sure we catch up with friends. It's deceptive here because we see people all the time, but so often it is in quick passing rather than allowing ourselves real time to sit and talk.

This morning holds a birthday party that Mo is going to while Gram and Beth head off to church for potluck Sunday. Surprisingly, this qualifies as a kind of relaxed weekend for us...