Sorry I haven't "blogged" in a while, but it's hard to "blog" about "blah." Not a whole lot new here. I did have a wonderful weekend away, solo, at a place called the Cherry Valley Lodge. It's not far away, but it allowed me to have a little respite, and I have to admit, after lying in a tub watching trash tv and hearing other people's children having fits or screaming "mommy" and knowing that I didn't have to do anything, I came back feeling ready to start fresh.
The weather has been horrible -- very cold and grey. Makes me want to move south all the more.
Eamon has been doing a terrific job at school -- happily hops out of the car in the mornings and runs into the preschool to meet his teachers.
Lucy just got her second quarter report card and she did just as well or better in every category as last quarter. To celebrate, we made a single layer chocolate peanut butter cake, the leftovers of which are now, unfortunately, sitting on the counter staring me in the hips. She still has a hard time letting me leave in the mornings when I drop her off, but I gave her an old pinky ring of mine to help her. She talks a lot about being a "model," so the ring helps her be a "model" student. Her behavior throughout the day has improved since she started wearing it.
Lucy joined Daisy scouts this past week. She loved it, and Eamon made a great mascot for the first meeting -- her friends thought he was adorable and he was happily included in all their activities. I think it will be difficult for him to understand why he's not actually a daisy scout.
Getting more snow and ice tomorrow, but probably not enough to cancel school. I actually would enjoy a snow day with them, but this weather is the pits.
Oh, and we won the lottery!!!! A whole $7! Well, it's a start...
And as I'm typing this, I have the television on -- can someone please explain to me why they hire 18-year-olds to advertise wrinkle cream?
Hope you're all doing well! And you Floridians, stay warm!
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You describe the weather and the very reason we finally left the north. We know you had bad weather when you visited us in Florida, but the weather has improved. It looks like January and the first week in February are the worst winter days here. It has been in the 70s and 80s lately and I see signs of spring. The trees have exchanged their old leaves for new ones, and the flowers are blooming again. Leaves only fall when others are working their way in. There are new leaves on the fig trees and orange tree. Don't think we could return to live in the north. Give the children hugs and kisses. We look forward to seeing you this summer or sooner. Love you, Mom and Dad
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