Day Ninety Three

Sometimes I have to go out on my front porch and gaze at the flag for a few moments just to reassure myself that I am still living in America.

Day Ninety Two

The tulips are finally blooming in our yard. They're my favorite spring time flower. I hope they're still around for Easter.

Day Ninety One

Every time we eat out with grand daughter Shelby, she amuses herself with making gross food combination concoctions. An uneaten bun from an Arby's roast beef sandwich, salt, pepper, Sweet n Low, a little salsa and ketchup and maybe a curly fry or two--it all makes for a totally repulsive sandwich. She and Neil always offer each other money if one of them will actually take a bite. I think she did take a bite out of one of these once for five bucks. But that's the last time she did it. This need to gross people out is genetic, apparently. Her mom used to do the same thing.

Day Ninety

Elijah Man wasn't feeling good today. Got a little bug and running a fever. So he stayed at my house most of the day instead of going to pre-school. We watched Scooby Doo cartoons and movies, of course. But his favorite thing is to go upstairs and play with the toys his mom used to play with when she was his age. His most favorite thing to play is ball. I pitch and he bats.

He felt okay enough to get in some good hits this afternoon. Amazingly, we haven't broken anything yet.

Day Eighty Nine

A rare weekday lunch with my two daughters--a treat for me and Neil. We ended up at Wendy's. Some drink switching and sandwich rearranging happening here. The four of us actually shared that chocolate Frosty. Now that's quality family time, my friends.