It's Raining, It's Sleeting, now it is SNOWING!

We were just about free and clear of all of the snow in our yard. Spring has sprung (or at least started to). We woke up one morning last week with a dusting of snow on the ground, and Eli wasn't too excited about it. He complained that it wasn't very funny to have most of the snow gone and then wake up and have snow on the ground. I told him that mother nature has a sense of humor, and that she thinks it is funny.

Today, however, I was sitting on the floor drying Claire's hair. The telephone rang. I answered it. My friend asked what time kindergarten was letting out. I said, "What?" She repeated her question. I asked, "Am I missing something?" She told me that she was at her elementary school and they were dismissing early. I told her that I hadn't been paying attention to the news, and was unaware. I went into the kitchen and turned on the radio. The announcer said that the school was letting out at 11:00, and it was currently 10:47, that was only 13 minutes away. I called my friend back and told her.

So, after having family here for a week + and then having to substitute the next day, teach the next two, do youth activities on Saturday, and leave for meetings at 10 a.m. on Sunday not to return until 6:30 p.m., I was looking forward to having this Monday to myself (with Claire here with me of course). I guess I have a work force now. Emily is home and the boys will be home soon.

Yes, it is snowing. There is a lot of ice on the road because of the rain that was happening earlier today, the sleet that happened a little while ago, and the snow that is happening now.

It looks like we are inside today!

Fantastic Four

Claire turned four and it has empowered her. We told her that when she was four she would have to wipe her own bum. The first time she really clogged the toilet. I don't think I have wiped her bum since, or unclogged any other toilets.

Also, today we were going to the airport. I asked her if she needed help buckling her seat belt. She told me no and that she was four. She also told me that four-year-olds can buckle their own belts. Then when we stopped, she unbuckled her belt and came up to the front. She said that four-year-olds could unbuckle their belts, too.

One other funny from Claire... We were getting ready to leave the house this morning and she made it to the car before I saw her (we were taking four people to the airport and looking for missing coats, and loading the luggage). When I finally saw her in the car, I noticed that her hair had not been combed - it was a mess - a big rat's nest. I asked her who did her hair, and said, "It definitely wasn't me." Then each of her aunts in turn said, "It wasn't me." Claire piped up and said, "It must have been me then!" We all just chuckled.

Bach Rocks

Caleb was in a play at school. He was the composer Johann S. Bach. He did a really great job. It was a lot of fun to watch. He was very animated and expressive. I got a call from my friend that morning. She had dropped her daughter off at the school, and she heard the girls talking in the hall. She told me that word in the halls at school was that all the girls love Bach - aka Caleb. I don't know why - look at how old he looks.

Oh wait, that was last year when he was Bach, he did the same play las year at the other school he was attending. This one is this year's picture. Very fun.