One Fine Day

And now, back to reality. We spent all afternoon outside yesterday. It was wonderful! At Meme's "cottage" here in town she has a small group of pecan trees that has produced the most amazing crop of pecans this year. We have all picked up pecans multiple times since they bought it but continue to find more every time we look. Actually, we don't even have to look for them. It's more of a "I can't leave these on the ground when there's enough to fill my hands without taking a step" sort of thing. I picked up several yesterday and raked some leaves while the girls played in the yard. We always used to pick them up in an old orchard that Dad has always had cows in, but we had to fight the birds and squirrels for them...and lost. With these 4-5 trees, we probably all have enough pecans to last us for several years. It's a GREAT thing! Yeah...I know. I'm so easy to please. I get excited over some pretty minor things. It's a postive trait, I think.

Sounds like we're going to have a cold weekend with snow on the way. We're keeping our fingers crossed for a/some snow day(s) next week. Actually, I haven't even mentioned to the girls that there is such a thing. I'd hate for them to get their hopes up and then be disappointed. It might be a little hard to deal with for me! Anything that gets them out of school for a day is great as far as they're concerned! They haven't had a snow day yet this year (although they should have a couple days), so I'm watching the weather and hoping for the best! They are going to make it through the whole week this week, though, so we're happy. They haven't been to a full week of school since a couple weeks before Christmas break, so that's quite an accomplishment!

The little angels were all up before 6:15 this morning. In fact, Boo & Doodle were up before 6:00. That can't be a good thing. I have a feeling we're in for some grumpy arguments today. Maybe there will be a nap this afternoon...probably not. When did they get "too big" for naps? Better yet, when will they get big enough to realize a nap is a great thing? I guess we'll weather the in-between time with a slightly grumpy smile on our faces.