Hadn’t realized how long I had left off updates… probably a good thing since it meant life was relatively quiet! The weather the week after Mother’s Day was quite warm – August weather, really; this last week has been cool and rainy — more like March or April. I guess it all evens out to […]
Month: May 2006
Mother’s Day weekend
We had a lovely time yesterday evening. The school jazz band did a wonderful job, and the younger students who had been learning swing dance were out in force. Grant is an excellent dancer! He danced with me, with his grandmother, and with several schoolmates. A young couple, high school or college age, wowed us […]
Keeping up with Life
or not… things move so quickly sometimes. M’s concert is not this coming weekend, but the next, so it won’t be as hectic as I had feared. I injured one of my knees apparently, and was laid up yesterday, but better today. The garden is looking nice — still a couple ornamental beds that really […]
School and schedule
G is late to school today — last minute decision to do the work we asked him to do over several days… and he missed his bus. When he is older, we will need to be less helpful in situations like this, but for him it was a step just to finish his work. Unfortunately, […]
Kiva
This is a wonderful site, and appears really focused on making the world a better place… check it out! Kiva.org
May Day
The first of May… it was lovely here. Bright sunshine most of the day, with a few fluffy clouds here and there. The breeze blew constantly, but not annoyingly. There weren’t many birds in the yard, but I suspect that had more to do with the lack of handouts than anything else. I need to […]