Boy #1 started art classes two weeks ago and this is what he came home with last week. I love it and am so happy that he loves his art class. My camera doesn't capture the vibrancy of the colors, but you can get the idea.
This piece is entitled "Gus"
I have never been much of a basketball fan, but I tend to be more excited about college basketball than professional basketball. It has been a while since I actually picked teams for the bracket, but this year I decided to. I am happy to say that on ESPN.com bracket I am in the 96.9% and there are only 141,828 people ahead of me. Now let's compare my ranking with my husbands. He is at 24.1% and has 3,513,630 people ahead of him. I know it's only basketball, but I'm pretty pleased with my picks. Go North Carolina!
Boy #1 had his first soccer game of the season last night. The weather was cold but he seemed to have a great time. He hasn't played since he was 3 and at that time he sat down and picked at the grass or did somersaults. He's come a long way. He scored a goal and made some good defensive plays last night.
Boy #1 at age 3 "playing" soccer
Last week the house two doors down was demolished. I loved the house and was hoping the new owners could add on instead of destroy, but it wasn't meant to be. The house won an architectural award when it was first built and it was featured in Better Homes and Gardens sometime in the 1950s. At least that is what the old timers in the neighborhood say. It had a great butterfly roof, wonderful wood work, and lots of cool angles. I will miss seeing it every day. The boys were excited to see the demolition so we spent some time watching. I'm just hoping whoever buys the house across the street from us decides to remodel and not tear down.
The house before the demo
Front row seats
Equipment in action
The new owners had the fire dept use the house for training the week before it was demolished
Tonight at dinner Boy #1 was excited to see that his spaghetti landed on his napkin in the shape of letters. He proudly announced "There's the word is." He then wanted to take about 20 pictures of it. Luckily the battery ran out before too long.
Boy #1 and his dad went skiing the other day. They had a great time and Boy #1 did really well. It was only his second time skiing and the last time was over a year ago. He loved it and wants to go again next week. Meanwhile Boy #2 and I took the bus to the mall and played on the dinosaur and slide. Maybe next year we can all go skiing together.
This week Boy #2 had a little bug that would come and go as it pleased. He threw up one day, was fine the next 2 days and then the bug manifest itself in other ways. After his first episode of sickness he wanted to lay on the floor like his big brother had done a few weeks ago when he was sick. He also wanted the same garbage can next to him, just in case. Today was a no sick day but we will see what tomorrow brings.
