It's a June Cleaver kind of day...

It's been a busy day for mom but not much to speak of that's noteworthy.  The sun has been out since morning and the temperature has gotten warmer and warmer as the day goes on, so the windows go open and then the need for spring cleaning takes over!  I swear, it's like genetic!  I've washed sheets and other laundry, bleached bathrooms (you boys and toilet seats,...), some windows and mirrors, bathed B & H, and a roast is in the crock pot for dinner.  I told you, June Cleaver!  Don't be too impressed, you kids will remember plenty a dinner of leftovers and grilled cheese!

The backyard is drying out and Bridget is running around out there with the dogs - spring is SOOO close!  Which also means birthday season is around the corner!  Dad will be 42!!! next week and Will, you're going to be a teenager!  Wow.  Charlie's 8th birthday will be here before you know it, too.  Will is asking for an electric guitar.  I don't think he understands that the gift also requires lessons as an added expense!  Hmmm, I'm going to have to think about that one.

Next load of laudry is ready to change and I've got some grading to do.  I'm going to end this post by saying that even though it sounds tedious, this is the kind of day I love - being home and being a mom.

March... In like a Lion...

So Friday, we had a snow day - I'm guessing the last one of the year.  I think it was a gift, but Jim said the roads were a sheet of ice when he went to work.  By the afternoon, it was almost balmy so I sent the kids out to play.  Will and Charlie went to the Stampers for a snow ball fight and Bridget and Henry went out to the backyard.  They had fun rooting around in the snow but I'm not sure the 30 minutes it took me to get them bundled up was worth the 30 minutes they were outside! 

And in Ohio, it can turn on a dime!  Sunday we were able to get outside and enjoy the fresh air!  Thank God!  We opened a few windows to air out the winter germs and the house smelled so good.  Will schooled Dad on the basketball court and Bridget got right back to pedaling her bike.  The rains moved in around dinnertime and went on into the night flooding the backyard.  What a mess!  So far, the sump pump is still moving the water but it's going to take awhile for all of this to soak in.  And the wet and muddy dog feet,... uggg!  We ended the night with a fire in the fireplace - maybe the last for the winter. 

Charlie went to play with Alex this afternoon and stayed for dinner.  They had beef stroganoff and Charlie tried a mushroom!  He said it just tasted mushy and like a piece of fat from the meat.  Ya, not my favorite "veggie" either Charlie!  But I sure am proud of you for trying it!