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Song for Spring

Monday I have been 48 for a week now.   I am liking this number.   Four folds neatly into 8.   I can’t think of another age where that will happen again.   It happened at 24.   And, speaking of 24, now my oldest child is exactly half my age.   I think that happened a little over a year ago, though, too,  when he was 23 and I was 46.   But the best part of being 48 is that there is no 7 or 9 involved and that makes me very happy!   I know, I know…my number obsession is weird, especially given that I hate math as much as I do. My birthday itself was great.   I had been sick the week before but was finally feeling more human-like by my big day.   I took Sam to the eye dr that   morning and that afternoon I had to go file the city’s budget.   While I was in Kville, I went ahead and picked up Ben.   Then, we all met at Olive Garden for dinner.   Wow – that was expensive!   Fortunately, I did have a gift card which helped.   And then we went back to the house for presents and cake.

Iced In

Friday I just made a girl very happy.   The kids’ school has started something during the winter months on the last Friday afternoon of each month.   They’re having “clubs” and have different adults teaching them.   Sam joined an art club and Lizzie decided she has an interest in crocheting.   Lizzie seems to have a real knack for it, unlike her mother (my grandma tried to teach me when I was about the same age and I never did have the patience or interest).   Lizzie found an old plastic latch hook tool and an old skein of yarn that the cats have been messing with and in the last day has crocheted a good 7”X 2” strip.   To say I’m impressed would be an understatement! Lizzie also happens to have the flu right now, so she is spending most of her time puking or sleeping.   But when she is awake, she is crocheting.   So, today at Walmart I picked her up some real crochet hooks.   They came in a little kit that has a book of crochet ideas and other odds and ends needed for comple