Day 74: Got Uniforms?

March 15

If you don't, I can help you!

Day 73: Spring is Coming!

March 14

Woohoo!

Day 72: The Grandparents in the Hats

March 13

Grandma and Grandpa decided to make themselves more interesting for the girls to look at while they chatted tonight.

Day 71: Dolls

March 12

These are my old dolls that live on the dresser in our closet.  All three were gifts to me at some point in my life and have enough sentimental value that I can't part with them.  The Strawberry Shortcake was given to me by my dad for my 4th birthday (and was handmade, I think, by a lady he worked with), the porcelain doll came from my grandma, who liked to give my sister and me dolls that reminded her of us, and the matryoshka doll was from my uncle, who visited us in England while he was working in Latvia.

Day 70: It's All Happening at the Zoo

March 11

No school again today, and Chris was able to take a half day off, so we met up at the zoo and had a fun family afternoon!

Day 69: Pancake Chef Extraordinaire

March 10

Ellie begged for days to make pancakes for breakfast, and since there was no school, and therefore no rush, this morning, I let her at it.  She had a very specific plan: some with chocolate chips, some with pretzels, and some with vanilla wafers.  I'm not sure where the last two ideas came from, but only she was willing to try them.

Day 68: Oldies But Goodies

March 9

These are some of the Harry Potter books on tape that the girls listen to over and over and over and OVER.  It would be nice to have some sort of organizer for them, but no one sells that kind of thing anymore.

Day 67: In the Elevator at Target

March 8

Someone recently asked me if my children get sick of me taking pictures all the time.  Pictures like this clearly show that, for the most part, they do not.  A phrase I hear a lot, right after "She's touching me!" is "Mom!  Take my picture!"

Day 66: Very LOST

March 7

Ben Linus: officially the creepiest character ever to grace a television screen.

Day 65: Peace, Be Still

March 6

I teach the 4-5 year olds at church.  In an effort to make the lesson as entertaining as possible (because 40 minutes is a looooooong time), I enlisted the help of this blanket and toy boat to teach about Jesus calming the sea.  We all held onto the edges of the blanket and created a "storm" by shaking the poor little boat around.  I'm not sure whether they really understood what I was getting at, but we had a lot of fun anyway.

Day 64: Courage, Confidence, Character

March 5

That's what Girl Scouting is instilling in these girls.  I love it.

Day 63: Go Winterhawks!

March 4

Our friend is an ice official for the Portland Winterhawks, and he got us tickets to a game.  I'd never been to a hockey game before, but I think I could become a fan.  We had such a great time!  We even got to see a fight - is it pathetic that I was hoping for that all night long?  Isn't that what's supposed to happen at hockey games?  It was mascot night, so here we have a whole bunch of local mascots (including some princesses, although I'm not sure they're actually mascots of anything) playing between periods.  As for the final score: Seattle Thunderbirds: 1, Portland Winterhawks: 9!

Day 62: Downtown

March 3

I went on a field trip with Vicki's class today.  We saw the Oregon Children's Theatre production of "The Eve of Friday Morning".  It was excellent.  One of the things I love about our school is how much they utilize public transportation.  We walked from the school to the MAX (light rail) station and from the station to the theatre.  Then we did it all in reverse after the show.  In the rain.  And I never heard one word of complaint. These kids are amazing.

Day 61: Big Red Dog

March 2

This is me at the elementary school book fair (see here for another, more complete, image.)  I've never had so many hugs and high fives in one evening.  It was awesome.

Day 60: Snack Mix!

March 1

The girls and I spent the afternoon helping our beloved Miss Natalie (the school counselor) put together baggies of snack mix for tomorrow evening's Book Fair/Authors' Night event.