...1...Today was a day of sitting in the sun. A glorious, sun-filled, warm day that the boys and I enjoyed outside approximately 90% of the time. :) It was great. It was above 70. I couldn't be happier about it. Literally, this is the first day since the snow's melted that we've played outside with out any misc. articles like jackets, mittens, or hats.
Thankfully, there is some rain in the forecast for this weekend, though. We're currently only around only 50% of the precip. received in a normal year, so everything is very dry and there are county burning bans posted all over the place. Both the rain and the burning ban put a slight damper on one of our plans for the weekend, though. It's been our tradition for the last few years to have our first bonfire party of the season on April 19 (at which we burn the remains of our saved, chopped Christmas tree), but it seems as though we'll be postponing it this year!
But with weather like this, I am not going to be complaining one little bit. :)
...2...
We're on the verge of ripping up some of our lawn for a vegetable garden. I'm feeling like we're possibly a little bit behind on this now that the weather is so beautiful, but it'll get there. We've always had a few select items planted in pots (tomatoes, peppers, herbs) in addition to my planting things in a shared garden with my grandparents. Last year I planted a row of tomatoes behind our garage, but this is the year we'll have our own, actual garden.
I have this book checked out from the library and it explains a different methodology of planting a veg. garden than the typical layout that involves evenly spaced rows. The gardener selects a space 5' x 5' or larger and then plants the whole thing full, incorporating a few stepping stones. There's quite a bit of detail and info on different layouts: which plants go near eachother and why, etc, but you get the main idea.
I'm really excited to give it a try and see how it works!
...3...
Is it simply the nature of four year olds to be scatterbrained and unfocused? I've been wondering this quite a bit lately because I've gotten a little frustrated with my son for this reason. For instance, on several different occasions I've asked him to complete a task that I know he is completely capable of doing (getting dressed, putting away toys) while I go elsewhere to complete a different task. But because I'm not there supervising, helping, or dictating directions, he gets sidetracked or interrupts himself by coming to see what I'm doing three times, etc. So I'm trying to decide if this is just something he needs a lot of work on or if four years old is still a little young to be able to expect task autonomy from a child.
...4...
We still have yet to purchase a van. I'm 34 weeks pregnant. No hurry, right?? ;)
...5...
I am really looking forward to the promised date night in the next couple of weeks before the baby is born.
...6...
Even though those formal date nights don't happen technically frequently enough, my husband and I enjoy checking out seasons of old shows out from the library and watching an episode or two together before going to bed. We just returned season 1 of MacGyver to the library last night, and a few weeks before that it was Knight Rider. Lance just requested a season of Magnum P.I. from the library tonight.
I realize that this is probably making us sound like huge dorks, but it's kind of funny to watch those old shows again. It's funny (and nice) how mild they seem now as compared to much of what's currently on tv! Plus, we get a kick out of laughing and making jokes together about a lot of it.
...7...
We're currently participating in a state-wide study on the health of people in our state that's being conducted by the UW. Part of the study is for the participants to go through an exam with a variety of different tests to assess your level of fitness. My exam was last night and, being 34 weeks pregnant, there were a couple of tests that I wasn't eligible for. I was a little bummed about that since health and being healthy are things that I feel are important and are interested in. Anyway, the thing that I felt the most silly about, though, is the fact that it took two people to accurately be able to measure my hips and belly with the measuring tape! Can you believe it?!
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