Spring!

Spring is springing as usual around here, going from this:

To this in the course of a couple days. But that's OK! We'll take it!!
That's a fine-lookin' snow cat, dontcha think?

I had my second weekend of yoga teacher training last weekend, which was again so enjoyable and rejuvenating for me. I need to set aside some scheduled study time, though. Let's just say I'm not good at getting it done at home. I'm enjoying getting to know some of my classmates a bit. It will take time, but it will be fun uncovering their stories over the next months! I'm looking forward to being connected to a wider community of yogi-minded folks around here. And again it is so nice to be able decompress and discuss with Jenn. We see eye to eye on so many areas.

Unfortunately, the yoga weekend was book-ended by barfing children: M4 (starting early) last Friday morning and M3 last night. Poor things! We haven't had any barfing flus for so long around here...literally years...so they were both miserable. They both stopped the upchucking in about 8 or 9 hours, though. M3 had the lucky break of missing school, but for M4 there was no school anyway last Friday. Life is so unfair!

Finished product!

My first foray into knitting! I finished!! Whee! Reasonably cute, right? The scarf is a teeny bit itchy, because it is a fairly heavy wool. But it's still warm and snuggly! I love the hat, although my seam was terrible. Don't look at that too closely, please. It seems a bit too big, too (for my fat head?! What??!). I have to get with my knitting guru, Jenn, for advice and to discuss plans for future projects. I'm in withdrawal right now, cuz I got nothin' to knit!
But here are some things I'm thinking about taking on:
For M3? (I'll take requests, too. :-))
Some small leg warmers for small girls?
Also for some small girls I know:For my sugar daddy:These last four photos are from the pattern pages of Ravelry, an online knitting community! It's awesome...there are tons of free patterns, advice about yarn, needles, etc. etc. And their tagline is awesome: Where my stitches at?

Les artistes...

The art show for elementary students was a couple weeks ago. M3 made a kitty-themed sarcophagus (I was grateful it wasn't a "Twilight" themed sarcophagus like one of her classmates. I am horrible...I shouldn't be dissing a 4th grader's art project! Karma's gonna get me.):
And that's M4's clay pinchpot behind him, but really I just love this picture because of the hat:
On a random side note, Saturday morning M4 woke up before us and was very busy in his room. A bit later he came in with a letter he had written to Nana and Boppa, the first line of which looked like it read, "My pants are still sleeping." Then later he came in and said, "I know it's a bit late, but Happy Valentine's Day!" and presented us with a Valentine he had made that included the line, "Love is so nice!" Couldn't you just squeeze him to death?!

Old and New...

Old glasses:
New glasses!!:
Hmmm...this picture doesn't actually make them look as cute as they are. They actually look cuter than the old ones. Maybe it's my lighting paired with my inexpert photography skills. Sigh...

Another fish...

If you had told me even a few months ago that M4 would be swimming on his own in water over his head, I wouldn't have believed you! I think he is just one of those kids that kind of hangs on to the status quo for a while, then takes a giant leap forward developmentally. At his own pace, of course. This should be a fun summer at our new city pool!



Both of the past Saturdays, M and M have made Mark and I breakfast in bed. I'm not sure what we have done to deserve this, but it sure is sweet...

Random...

• M3 thinks that because it's 19 degrees, she only needs to wear a sweatshirt.
• We have a preliminary appointment with the orthodontist for her.
• After having lost six teeth, M4 decided that now is the time to put his tooth under his pillow to see what happens.
• After school yesterday, M3 was teaching M4 how to make origami birds, step-by-step,
• M3 will be getting new glasses. Prescription has increased. M4 is 20/20.
• The snow is melting!!