Week8

Ok, so I'm still a little bit behind, but here is the latest update!

 Saturday 2/19  C. is a voracious reader.  I bought her this book yesterday afternoon.  Can you see how much she has read already?  The good thing is that she does re-read many of her books.

Sunday 2/20  Today was the last day of D and Joe's basketball season.  I didn't get many pictures, because all of the gyms they play in, seem so dark!  Here he is about to shoot a free throw.  ( He made it, by the way.  He also put the first points of the game on the board!  You can see Coach P. on the far left in the background.  Final score? St. Mary's (us) 43, Holy Family 17.  There was no glory in this win, considering the fact that we had no subs, and they had 3, but what can you do?   All in all, it was a great season for St. Mary's, as they only lost 2 games!

Monday 2/21  We are on Winter Break, but we are staying home until the homework/projects get done.  At one point, D. took a break to eat some blueberries, then came and said to me, "Mom, my fingers are turning blue!"  I said, "Oh No! That means your tongue is turning black!"  "No it's not." he claimed.
"Yes it does."  I said.  "Wait, how do you know?" he asked.  "Because I know how your fingers turned blue!"  I replied.  (Quick dash to the bathroom to check)  "Oh, Cool!" (from the bathroom).  Actually it's gross.

 Wednesday 2/23  It took two days to get the schoolwork done, but today we're finally able to do something fun.  We went to the Everson Museum Art, (which was designed by I.M.Pei, by the way).  Then we went to Clinton Square to see this ice castle that was built as part of Winterfest.  It looks even cooler at night, when it is lit from inside!  What's funny, is that there is a stuffed cat on the top.  No explanation was given as to why.

 2/23 Continued   After tromping around downtown, it was time for a visit too Starbucks!  I love the warmth in this pic, contrasted with the coldness in the previous!

 Thursday, 2/24  Tonight was our traditional night out with Joe's brother and his wife, as part of Diner's week.  Several local fine restaurants create $25 dinner menus, and we always take advantage.   We went to a Thai restaurant, and these were some of the elegant desserts!  The Chocolate Stiletto is pictured above, and below, you see the Chocolate Can-can, along with the Red Balloon.  Delicious!

 Friday 2/25  Today I had delusions of a domestic goddess type, and decided to make cupcakes.  I apparently over-filled the cups.  Although still delicious, you can see it was more SNL skit material than Martha Stewart!

 Saturday 2/26  This photo is EVIDENCE.  He IS using his sister's iPod Touch without asking.  While it's charging.  Apparently the urge to play Angry Birds trumps facing her wrath.

 Sunday 2/27  Everyone is grouchy today, and no one wants to even get dressed.  The weather is lousy, and it's the last day of winter break.  Only Copper would pose for a picture, and even he doesn't look too thrilled.

Monday 2/28  12:45 am.  It's official.  Winter break is over.  Everything is ready, so they can get ready for school QUIETLY, because Mom is sleeping in after working until midnight.   Thanks guys!

Tuesday 3/1  Spring isn't here yet, but the sun is shining, and I saw this beautiful sign of it in the melting snow next to my house today.  Hurray!   Guess it's time to put up the bunny wire.  Most people call it chicken wire, but we aren't keeping chickens in, we are keeping bunnies (and Copper) out!