Painted Nails back in style

Getting ready for a night out in New Orleans!!

Cameron Exercising

Here's Cameron exercising hard while I coach and drink a glass of Napa Sauvignon Blanc.

Happy Birthday Mom, and Grandma Extraordinaire

Happy Birthday Grandma Sherrill

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you (cha cha cha)

Happy birthday dear Grandma, mom

Happy Birthday to you

And many more

Weekend at the Lake

We are in the midst of our first weekend at the lake this spring.  Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day, crisp outside and toasty warm inside with our wood stove fire (actually, it got too warm inside by mid-day).  The crocus are in bloom and the daffodils have yellow tips.  We turned on the water, hoping that hard freezes are over.  Janice came out for a brief visit in the morning.  After she left we did our usual loop walk through lakeside.  I finished my book and Dad finished writing his paper.  A good day!  Today is warmer but not so sunny.

Getting Back into the Groove

The boys have returned to school, and seem, by and large, happy to be back. Ben, thankfully, is doing decimals in math, which he finds quite easy. He also just started the poetry section for his writing class which is his favorite. Liam arrived back in time to go on a field trip to the zoo. Liam's class was especially happy to see him, and most of the parents seemed to have followed our blog! Here is Ben's first public poem of the year:

The Ghost

The ghost, blurring over the dead body
seems almost real, in the second life
the body stands reassembling, the ghost's shape.

I stand there not knowing what
to do possibly facing my fate.

The ghost screeches like a banchy and passes through me, I turn
pale and silently walk away.

Root canal today

My tooth troubles should soon be over.  I'm thankful for Rochester's good, responsive health care.