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Outside my window...It's cloudy and grey after a sunny morning.  I can see blue sky in the distance.  They forecast snow flurries this evening but say it will be gone by tomorrow and it's just a blip because the temperature is supposed to be back up to 9c by Thursday or Friday!  It's been such a strange Winter!  Lloyds tools for the crown moulding are sat on the porch.  I can NOT see porch guys on the porch.  Hhhmm!!!
I am thinking...that the yellow school bus will pull up any moment and Susannah will be home.  I should feed my fish, Caspian.  Kitty, my cat is warm on my feet.  I'm glad I got new crochet hooks but sad I couldn't find the jars I needed today.  That it was the best $4 I've spent in a long time today to go in that photo booth :)  We should try and cram in the whole family one day!!
I am thankful ...for cadbury's creme eggs, cuddly kittens who keep my feet warm,  happy healthy children with too much energy to burn, a husband who scares himself with tales of the Jersey Devil (hahaha)
From the learning rooms.....we're looking at maps, Abigail is reading Black Beauty....although I am not sure how 'in' to it she is as she has started reading some other horse themed books.  She watched the movie of Black Beauty last week.  I think we may get the up to date movie instead though.    We're looking at 'Things With Wings' which will include life cycles and bugs of all kinds as well as birds...other things continue - as they do with normal life - growing plants, arts, crafts, writing stories, games, reading, making stuff, baking, living life......sometimes we get out other books and 'work' depending on mood etc,
From the kitchen...I haven't baked for a while - a week or so at least.  Last night I made Thai green curry with rice.  Lloyd loved it.  The boys thought it was ok.  I thought it smelled horrible.  It tasted ok-ish.  I don't like korma's or curries like that - I prefer madras, etc etc - I don't like coconuty or lemony/ lime or sweet type curries....so it wasn't my style of curry.  I wouldn't opt for it again.  The girls weren't keen.  I'd make it again if Lloyd liked it...
I am wearing...jeans, sweater, scarf
I am creating...granny squares from a blog I found yesterday - so thrilled I found THIS blog which links to all kinds of granny squares!!
 I am going... to go and get myself a bowl of Weetabix because I didn't have any lunch today.  Then I am going to write and thank Ruth for her wonderful message and lovely prize!!  I am also going to NOT think about the fact that I don't have a finished porch to admire and to keep my little boy safe on his little sit and ride car or while he is out there playing bubbles!
I am reading...'Still Alice' by Lisa Genova.  As well as 'Life Learning Magazine' and 'Personal Writing Magazine' by Writers Digest. (Old issues I kept before they stopped publishing it because I loved that magazine so much).

Sunny side up...

I was thinking about one of Mel's comments on my blog about 'over-easy' eggs and it reminded me how I still smile when we eat out in diners here in Canada.  Even after all these years it still seems sooooo 'American' to order my eggs 'over-easy' or 'sunny side up'  or my desserts 'a la mode'  lol!!

This morning we headed to Denny's for brunch and it's very much one of those places where you need to know what you want and how you want it...

Laurence is still off of school.  He feels fine and seems fine.  His tonsils are still big but not causing any problems at all - from what I've read they can stay big for up to two weeks....he could be back at school really but he isn't that keen on school and I'm not that bothered - I like having him home - so he's still home - says he might go back tomorrow or Thursday.  

What porch guys???

I'm not going to think about the porch guys....the ones who turned up for only 3 hours yesterday - 4 months late - spent much of those 3 hours drinking coffee and left with NO railings up.  The porch guys who SWORE they would be back today to FINISH the job and would be done by the end of the day.

The same guys who have not shown up AT ALL today :(

Nope - I'm not going to think about them.  

Instead, I'm going to think about the fun day I had in town with the kids.  Abigail had her art class - they made 'Nature boxes' and studied various artists who used nature to create art - including things like bees wax etc to make art.  She made the most amazing box with a friend - I will have to post a picture later.  To me it looks a bit like a scene from 'Where the Wild Things Are' - but I'm not sure Abigail would agree!!

We also went to the Clay Hut and picked up her bowls from the kiln where they had been fired!

While she was at art, Sam, Laurie and I went to Dennys for breakfast and then to the thrift store.  

After picking Abby up from art we headed to the mall - did some shopping, got Abby some lunch and picked up some groceries before heading home.  We had a lot of fun at the mall though - including jumping into one of the old photo booths together:

Tonight we have the open house for High School.  Chris is volunteering there and will be showing parents and prospective students around the school and introducing them to the film/ editing/ audio etc  departments.  He is hoping to have some free time to show his brother and sister around.  

Remember the moose from yesterday???

Well Susannah tried to wake me this morning because we had ten deer in our back field....but she couldn't wake me....and she didn't think to take a picture.....sigh....so I didn't get a picture :(

She was a little worried that the moose would come back hen it was time to go for the school bus but I reassured her they were long gone, and she was fine :)   Odd that she wasn't bothered by the idea of a herd of deer though lol!