This morning, Chris took Ryan and Kaitlyn with him to our friends Stacy and Ross' house for a day of Magic: The Gathering and other card games. It's been snowing for four days, with some melting in between, so our driveway has a few slippery spots that are hard to see since they are covered up with a dusting of new snow. The three of them are headed to our van when Ryan slips on an icy patch and falls (he's okay), bumping into Kaitlyn and knocking her down (she's okay too). She gets up and starts doing this fake sniffling cry, from the way Chris told it, she was just trying to elicit some sympathy. So Chris reminds her that when the three of them (Ryan, Nathan and Kaitlyn) rough-house, which they do practically every day, she gets knocked down much harder than that (which is true, that little girl has taken some lumps in her day playing with her brothers). And Kaitlyn sniffs, and says: "They really don't pay much attention to me at all." what what WHAT??? That little faker! … [Read more...]
Here Comes The Snow, Little Darlin
"Heavy snow is possible near the Great Lakes today, tapering off tonight with snow showers possible tomorrow. Gusty winds can also be expected through tomorrow, tapering off Thursday." Yippee. Of course, it's not just a normal boring week with nothing going on. Ryan has an Orchestra Performance tonight, then an after-school club meeting tomorrow. Nathan has a Band Performance tomorrow night. Nothing says fun like chauffering kids around in heavy snow, especially since our Township side streets get plowed last after the city finishes the major streets. On a positive note, the kids might finally be able to build a snowman. We had snow at Christmas but never enough to really get a good snowman going. There's a good sledding hill at the elementary school down the street, so on Friday when the boys have no school for a professional development day, I'll send them down there. You know where I really wish I was right now? Austin, Texas, with my friend Corrin who says it's 60 degrees … [Read more...]
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