Let there be school.......

Yes folks, it is that time of year again.....Our kids leave us and go to school to give us much needed freedom learn all kinds of useful information. D is now in 1st grade and he is slowly adjusting to being in school all day. M/E/S are now officially preschoolers and they seem to love it. We split them into 3 classes so they each have their own friends/experiences and aren't known as 'the triplets'.

S, E, M & D ready for the school bus.

day 50.......girlfriends

Okay, apparently my son has a 'girlfriend'. Yes, I know he isn't even 5 years old yet but he tells me all the time about his girlfriend. She is a very cute girl in his preschool class and it seems that she feels the same way. (just found that part out this week)
Here is part of our conversation this week:
me: "Who did you play with in class?"
d: "M...."
me: "M.....?"
d: "Yep, I love her."
me: "You love her!?"
d: "Yes."
me: "Umm, okay."
d: "She's my girlfriend."
me: "Mmmm..she's your girlfriend?"
d: "Yes, I love her and I love all my friends."
me: "Well, that's good."
d: "You are supposed to love all your friends."

What more can I add to that? Pretty smart kid.

day 30....more snow

M took d outside to play in the snow. We didn't manage to get the table & chairs off the deck before the snow hit.

I'm hoping it holds the weight of all that snow and ice.

We had almost a foot of snow on the deck.

.....and yet another snow day....so, NO SCHOOL!

I'm beginning to think there is some evil conspiracy going on....trying to drive us parents crazy with bored kids stuck at home.

Now, they are calling for another possible 'significant weather event' on Monday.

Here's a solution...for every cancelled day of school, we get a stiff drink compliments of said school district....if your with me raise your hand......woohoo....I can dream can't I????

Day 5.....back to school.....I had a date

Today was the first day back to school for d, somehow I made it through his two week holiday break. It was also the birthday of one of the girls in class so they had big cupcakes. Don't you love it when the teacher sends your kid home junked up on sugar??....he was literally bouncing down the hall.

M and I had a babysitter so we could go out on a date. We ate at Bravo (so-so food) and watched Four Christmases (very funny). Then we wandered around a used bookstore for a while until we had to come home. All-in-all it was a nice night out for us, it has been at least 2 years since we went to a movie together. I'm thinking we need to try to schedule a movie night more often.

The picture to the left is Music Hall. She is a grand old building that is just amazing inside. I love when they restore old theatres instead of building new, modern monstrosities.

I have an early day tomorrow so I'll close for now. Hope everyone is having a good year so far.

BTW.......Em, I'm still waiting on your blog to appear.....anxious readers await

Baking, jammies and strange cakes

Let me just say this was the Baklava day from hell. I swear this took the entire day to get baked.
It appears to have turned out right but I wasn't too sure there for a while. We now have 100 fresh pieces to enjoy this weekend at our wine/beer tasting.
Today was d's last day of school before Christmas break. He got to wear pajamas to school and they watched Polar Express. He had a blast eating popcorn and making treats to bring home.
Also, today's weather was crazy. The high today was in the 50's and by tomorrow it will drop almost 30 degrees. Luckily, no snow in the forecast.
If you want a daily laugh, check out http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
They post the strangest, funniest, just plain wackiest cakes.
I'm off to write beer tasting notes........