The first piece I ate, I overanalyzed. My brain kept trying to make it into either banana bread or chocolate chip cookies. But it isn't either one. So I had another piece. And lo, it was good.
The pieces I had for breakfast this morning were pretty darn good, too! ;)
I am so grateful to have found a school for George where they not only accept him as is, and work with him and his needs; but one with teachers and staff that challenge him and study him and constantly question their own techniques to see if they are doing all they can. The last six months have been AMAZING for George. All of his skills have improved, his energy is up, his brain is going a mile a minute, he's talking, he's pushing limits, he's becoming the class clown, he's tantruming far more..... oh yeah, some of that's not so good.
So completely pathetic, poor thing. Our Gracie had a tumor removed from her front right paw today and spent all day at the vet's office. Now home, she's exhausted, but scared of the collar. Every time she tries to put her head down and the plastic touches the ground, she jumps up.
I'm thinking it will be a long night.
We're having the tumor examined by the lab, so please think good thoughts. We took her in for this surgery thinking she had a seed or thorn that had burrowed under her skin, creating a large lump on her paw that was obviously causing her discomfort. The tumor was unexpected, but the vet didn't seem too worked up about it, saying it's not completely uncommon in older dogs. (Gracie turned 10 this week; Happy Birthday, Gracie, enjoy your pain pills!)
Can you balance a peacock feather on your nose?
The "buddy walker" with her best friend. (Who isn't normally that pale and blurry, but I didn't get permission to post her picture yet!)
Cheater Frisbees: they have an indentation on the bottom that helps keep the stick centered. But very impressive, none the less!
Leap frogging down the tumbling mat. Horrible shot, I know, but it cracked me up, so you get to see it!
Sure it's a bit on the noisy side, especially when he's busy reciting the entire script of a Blue's Clues video loud enough to hear himself over the vacuum. But hey! He's vacuuming! My living room! Really, really thoroughly! For 42 minutes now!
Next week's challenge is to do a layout about our favorite breakfast. My usual breakfast is probably Cheerios, but do I dare admit to one of my guilty pleasures (McDonald's Sausage Egg McMuffin, hash browns, and coffee)? If I do, I think I'll need to get a picture for the page, right?
The kids (and Jason) (and the animals) have been outside since lunch. Non-stop bicycle riding, jump roping, gravel dig-upping, and more. They will sleep well tonight. I love Spring.
AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, so maybe not so huge. But our mighty hunter found it, flipped it, killed it, and played with it for over an hour, not wanting anyone else to get near it. This is why we have a cat. I'm hoping he'll be good at catching the huge, fast-moving spiders that like to run through our house in the summer time.
The clouds keep rolling through. 15 minutes ago they had left our hill but the valley was socked in. Now we have a new set overhead. (Alas, that's moss on the tree, not blossoms!)
But hey! Rain clouds = puddles for stomping in!
Hopefully, the flowers aren't being fooled and Spring really is on it's way. We like to be outside!
ETA: Just found out this layout was Layout of the Day at the DSP blog site yesterday!
Spring Break is over and we found plenty of time for roller skating, movie going, and a visit to an indoor playground. Emma seemed satisfied by all the fun!
Drugs are, thankfully, taking care of my cold-turned-sinus infection and Jason is due home tonight from a two week trip. Looks like everything is falling into place!
