As I drove to work the other day I noticed that the trees along the road had been tapped. Now that's a sure sign of spring. The next morning Alana made our first trip to the local sugar house for blueberry pancakes and syrup that had been made right there. Yes, I love this early spring ritual.
Today it was back to reality. Heavy, wet snow has been coming down since noon. I guess there will still be plowing and shoveling for a little while longer.
The local medical center did a medical fair at Alana's school last night. They had a lot of the different areas represented there. Real human bones and blood, a practice surgery area, real pathology samples, an EKG and intubation station...they had it all. We went thinking that we would spend about a half hour there and cruise through the stuff. Ended up being there for the entire evening. Alana loved it all. I'm always happy when my girl shows an interest in any science.
Most normal people will take a week off and vacation. Not me. I took a week off and recovered. Apparently there's a nasty viral respiratory infection going around and it knocked me off my feet. First few days I had a temp of about 103 and pretty much didn't move from my bed. Took the next few days to get the strength to move around a little bit. For the last week I couldn't have told you what the weather was or what was going on in the world.
Maybe that's not such a bad thing.
A friend of mine came across this picture and sent it to me the other day. Ah! There is the face of my little girl! A real smile, not that fake one she does now. The apple cheeks from being outside. Ofcourse, the missing bottom teeth (my favorite).
Sigh! I so miss my little girl some times.
It's difficult to explain to someone how you are friends with someone whom you have never made eye contact with. This person, who lives so many miles away from you and might not recognize you in public. Suddenly, this person is gone and you feel such a loss.
I "met" Janice on an online scrapbooking site. She reached out to so many people with a warmth and caring that is very difficult to convey over the internet, and yet more people than I can count have felt it. She was the most supportive person on many levels. I could always count on her for encouragement with my novice attempts at creativity.
Somewhere along the line we began to talk about our mutual love of books and reading. I discovered that Janice lived in a very remote area with the nearest library being many miles away. Periodically I would go through my stash of books (buying books being my vice) and pack them up to mail them off to Janice. She in turn would share them with other people at their community center. That's Janice right there. Pass the sharing along.
I am saddened to know that I will never have the chance to meet in person. I know that there is a special place for her now and can only hope that I will be good enough to see her there some day.
The Lovely Blog award arrived by way of Canada from a not so grouchy Oscar The Grouch. See, I now have an award winning blog. I am nearly famous.
The rules are that I am supposed to pass it along to seven friends, but I don't think I know that many people. I'm also not sure if I am smart enough to pass this along. well, atleast I should be able to link it back. wish me luck.
Now friends, this is what you have to do: 1. Add the logo to your blog.2. Link to the person from whom you received this award.3. Nominate 7 or more blogs.4. Leave a message on their blog, letting them know they have “One Lovely Blog”!
As I drove to work the other day I noticed that the trees along the road had been tapped. Now that's a sure sign of spring. The next morning Alana made our first trip to the local sugar house for blueberry pancakes and syrup that had been made right there. Yes, I love this early spring ritual.
The local medical center did a medical fair at Alana's school last night. They had a lot of the different areas represented there. Real human bones and blood, a practice surgery area, real pathology samples, an EKG and intubation station...they had it all. We went thinking that we would spend about a half hour there and cruise through the stuff. Ended up being there for the entire evening. Alana loved it all. I'm always happy when my girl shows an interest in any science.
Most normal people will take a week off and vacation. Not me. I took a week off and recovered. Apparently there's a nasty viral respiratory infection going around and it knocked me off my feet. First few days I had a temp of about 103 and pretty much didn't move from my bed. Took the next few days to get the strength to move around a little bit. For the last week I couldn't have told you what the weather was or what was going on in the world.
A friend of mine came across this picture and sent it to me the other day. Ah! There is the face of my little girl! A real smile, not that fake one she does now. The apple cheeks from being outside. Ofcourse, the missing bottom teeth (my favorite).
Our Kiwanis group is the absolute best group of people. They do so much for the kids in town. Today was their annual snow day. They hold it at a local horse farm. It is three hours packed with sledding, hot dogs, hot chocolate, donuts, and fun. This year they did not have the horse drawn sleight. It couldn't be any more "New England".
The men and women bring their snow mobiles and everyone gets to ride to the top of this amazing hill and then slide down. Honestly, the ride to the top is probably the best part.
The snow is so white that you can't really see much contrast. This might just give you an idea as to how steep and long the hill is. It is quite the wild ride.
The Lovely Blog award arrived by way of Canada from a not so grouchy Oscar The Grouch. See, I now have an award winning blog. I am nearly famous.
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