This week...

 Upon seeing a used car lot on our way to the city for a kid concert:
"Mama! Look at all the flags! Is it a party?"

Toiling away at a very fun and somewhat tedious project. Tedious in the best way possible. Using a very special pin cushion with pins that have seen many projects over the years.

Field trip Friday

I like to take the boys out for Friday morning "adventures" even if it's just a long stroll around the neighborhood to drop off dry cleaning and buy a paintbrush at the hardware store.

Yesterday we went to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and had a great time. The Butterfly Haven is captivating for all of us.

Picture it

Reverently deconstructing someone's perfect little stitches to get at the lace needed for a different, special project. I hope that she wouldn't mind... whoever she was...

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I also have several little anecdotes that could not be photographed. I hope my pithy descriptions can help you can imagine them, however...

:: Going to sleep under a spring comforter with the sounds of a thunderstorm outside and the gentle breathing of a baby inside.

:: Discovering a new-to-us book with Christopher. We read it frequently and discuss the difference between horns on bulls and antennae on bees. Whew!

:: A new iTunes download which has accompanied my solo-time in the evenings. This group has a sweet spot in my heart.

:: Books taken off the overcrowded shelves upstairs have been sorted into the downstairs bookcases and, of course, into the donation pile.

Friday

Two brief moments amidst the chaos of Friday.

pasta magic

With fresh (unintentionally) overwintered parsley from the garden. Nice! We all helped and we all slurped it up. Fun fun fun.

Happy Easter

Homemade Challah into French Toast

Beautiful blossoms

Dyed eggs

We spent the day outside weeding, hoeing, lugging, shoveling, turning, hauling, clipping, watering, wheelbarrow-ing and enjoying a full day of spring clean up.

Afternoon light

I love our sunroom in the shoulder seasons.

Yesterday, at 4:15pm... the couch had been warmed by the afternoon sunlight and a new book from the library beckoned me to sit down.

Of course, both boys woke up about 5 minutes later. Those 5 minutes were *really* nice, though.

Outside play

It's the season for dirt!