Thankful for . . .
A sweet four year old girl in the house. Only a four year old girl would stand outside the shower waiting to tell you she dreamt she was a pink princess with a pink flower in her hair. Precious.
The rare mornings I wake to the sound of Classical MPR at 6 am instead of crying at 5 am.
Day 5 of weaning my Little Prince. This is redefining our relationship. It's very bittersweet not knowing if I will ever nurse a baby again, or if my kids will ever see me nurse one of their little siblings again. After 8-9 total years of nursing, this is a significant milestone.
Being invited to a very creative and fun Sibling Shower.
The Crawley sisters who finally graced the halls of Downton Abbey with some musical talent. What a magical scene that was when Matthew walked in unexpetedly!
A clean and organized bill desk basket with pretty file folders and notebooks. (Files: Correspondence, Upcoming Events, VIP Catalogs, Grocery.Coupons, Photos, Vacation Ideas, Current Year Home-school Receipts, Health Info, Neighborhood Directory, Violin Receipts, Recipes to Try.)
Joe's clean and better organized basement shop.
Eating our Way through the USA with my 4th grader.
Having a 6th grader who actually wants to take charge of making home-made pizza every Friday. "It's easy!" she claims.
And an almond flour pizza crust that tastes much better than the cauliflower one I last tried.
Finally figuring out once and for all that milk, excess sugar, and wheat make me feel really bad.
Three weeks in a row of very productive home-schooling.
A break next week for testing and field trips.
Plans finish the school year by the end of August even with one week off at Easter, one week around Memorial Day, two weeks in June, two in July, and two in August.
We are finally getting some snow here and there. We may even get enough cover to justify getting out the snow books (like the ones on my January Bookshelf sidebar). Last year at this time we had received 60" of snow - this year only 12".
A helpful toddler.
Mr. Rogers free with Amazon Prime.
The neighbor boy (who owns the BB gun that shot out the glass in our back door) came over with his father to apologize and take full responsibility of replacing and paying for the replacement glass.
And lastly - the Big Sister who teaches her baby brother how to play piano!
