Lucky

Friday night Dear Husband decided to roast marshmallows. The weather was, and still is, gorgeous and we are all ready for summer. Flower missed her nap that afternoon and she fell asleep right after dinner. I hauled her up to her bed and left her door open thinking she would wake up after a quick nap and join us. She didn’t wake up and slept for over 12 hours but I digress.

After I tucked Princess in later that night, I looked out our bathroom window to check on the fire pit. The fire was mostly out when we came inside, but we were keeping an eye on it anyway. As I looked out, I heard a strange noise I couldn’t place. It sounded like the sprinklers were on in the backyard but they were not. Our neighbor had been working in his backyard so I figured he was watering something close to the fence.

I went downstairs a few minutes later and I could still here noise from the kitchen. It was louder and sounded closer. I stuck my head out the patio door and immediately heard a spraying water noise coming from under the deck. This was not good. All the plumbing for the sprinklers is under that deck.

I called DH and he ran outside. Sure enough, the pipe next to the shut off valve for the sprinklers had broke. Luckily it was a small crack. Luckily we were home when it happened. Luckily it happened when we were awake. Luckily it happened on a warm evening when the windows were open so I could hear the water. I could go on but you get the picture.

DH did a little plumbing first thing Saturday and all is well. I have a bad case of the “What ifs”. I guess if this is the only plumbing emergency we ever have we’ll be very, very lucky.

The Bird

The girls have been taking a music class since January. It is a really cool program that teaches kids basic music skills and to play the piano. By the end of the first level they will be able to compose simple music.

The beginning level of the program is for 3 to 5 year olds. I am lazy and want to keep the girls together for any extracurricular activities as long as possible. Flower was a few months shy of 3 when we started but the teacher was willing to give it a try. Flower did pretty well and is able to play basic songs on the piano.

A large part of playing the piano is teaching your fingers to move together and separately while reading the music. We play a lot of games and sing songs that teach the kids to move their fingers separately. Those of you who play the piano know each finger has a number. The thumb is finger 1, the pointer finger is finger 2, etc.

The first two months of class we spent a lot of time moving our fingers independent of the other fingers and it was tough for Flower. She had a hard time holding finger 3 and finger 4 up individually. About a month ago she must have figured out how to move finger 3 because all of the sudden she started pointing with it. Not just once or twice, exclusively….with both hands.

I knew what she was doing and was proud of her. She had been working on moving fingers 3 and 4 for so long. She was able to use finger 3. Dear Husband was mortified. I guess it must be a daddy thing. I wasn’t bothered at all when Flower held up her middle finger to point out the window as we were driving through town. She finally mastered a difficult task so I think she should be rewarded. DH wants her to use her pointer finger. I guess we can comprise and start working on pointing with finger 4….that shouldn’t offend anyone.

Thursday Evening

Thursday evening is my favorite day/time of the week. Three days lie ahead of me and none of them include going to work. You’ll notice I didn’t say none of those days include work.

As one of my coworkers was leaving the office tonight she told me to have a nice weekend. Another coworker asked if I was taking tomorrow off. I had to give him a hard time for asking….I have been working four days a week for over two years and his office is next to mine, surely he has noticed my absence every Friday.

I love my four-day workweek. I wouldn’t trade it for anything; however, Friday is no vacation. I still get up at early, take Princess to school, come home and frantically clean house and do laundry until it is time to pick up Princess. Then we come home, have a quick lunch and rush out the door to music class. By the time we get back, sometimes after errands, I am exhausted. We usually have a nap or quiet time and watch a movie.

When I write our Friday routine it doesn’t sound like much, but somehow it wears me out. Now that summer is almost here I have a feeling my house will be neglected and hopefully the yard will look good.

Good Morning Auntie C!

This one is for you! You are right, I have been a slacker. Not sure why, just very, very unmotivated to blog.

Some of the reason is work. It has been stressful lately and by the time I get home my brain is jello and I would be unable to compose a sentence (can't even write a very good sentence when my brain is fresh).

Most of the reason I haven't posted lately is because I can't think of anything interesting to write. We are still sick and I'm sure the Internet is tired of hearing me complain (and you've already heard it too). No one wants to hear me talk about ear infections, strep, and various viruses we can't seem to shake.

I pledge to post more. I will think of something funny today and post it tonight. I am sure Flower has said or done something you will enjoy. Princess lost her second top middle tooth yesterday so she has a inch gap and looks like great grandpa. Seriously :)

Lambs

Princess's class took a field trip to a sheep ranch this morning. Flower and I tagged along. We had a great time and we got to hold a lamb. I didn't get a photo of Flower holding a lamb because I had to help her and but Mrs. F took a picture for me. Here are a couple for you.

Living with Girls

I’ve mentioned this before but the girls have picked up my perpetual morning slowness. We try to get ready for the following day before we go to bed at night in hopes to make our mornings faster. One thing we do is pick our clothes and lay them out before we go to bed.

Last night Princess couldn’t find anything to wear….partly because I left a load of clothes in the dryer, and mostly because she will only wear the same four pair of undies, socks and pants.

Dear Husband was downstairs so I called down and asked him to please get the items of clothes Princess was looking for out of the dryer and bring them upstairs. He brought up the pants and shirt Princess wanted with a pair of Flower’s undies.

I gave him a hard time for picking the smallest pair in the dryer while holding up the size 3 underwear. He headed back downstairs in search of a pair for Princess. He returned with two pair because he couldn’t tell which were the correct undies: one pair of mine and one pair of Princess’s underwear.

Princess giggled at the thought of wearing my underwear. I thanked DH for the compliment….as if my big bum would really fit in Princess’s underwear even though I know he brought them both to save himself another trip downstairs in the event he guessed wrong again. I think sorting laundry has become too much for DH now that Flower is wearing underwear….

Happy Easter!

We were at Nana and Papa's last week for dinner. As we were leaving Princess spotted a unique tumbleweed caught next to Nana's car. She said it was an umbrella and gave it to Grandma M. Grandma said she would make something with it. She wasn't kidding. Look at the centerpiece on the table, isn't this the prettiest tumbleweed you have ever seen?