Monday, January 25, 2010

Mid-Winter

From Winter 2009
I think that Pati thinks her name is "PatiNO"! Her siblings say it so often, many times in chorus. When Anne is really upset with her she calls her "Pati Carne Elena Gonia"! I have never met such a determined persistent and undeterred individual. Night time is the only time she really takes a break but she has been up nearly every night for a week with a miserable cold. Now Alec has the cold and Anne is getting it. I am sure that Jan is in line for it too. I am singing the winter blues right now.
From Winter 2009

Pati had her third birthday two days after Christmas with a "Frincess cake". The cake is gluten free and it truly was good. Extra exciting because that is the first gluten free egg free rice free cake that I have ever made that was good. It has always been birthday jello or ice cream cake or cupcakes before. We will do it again for Anne's birthday!
Alec is anxious for a sign of spring. He has asked every day since the snow started melting if spring is here. We are having a little warm spell but I think it is supposed to snow tomorrow. There has only been one chance to break out the ice skates so far this year so we are hoping for some more freezing temperatures.
David is studying hard for his yearly exam which he will take on Saturday. Sometimes I am just amazed at how well he holds up with all of the unrelenting demands that are on him. After a weekend of little sleep because of coughing children he was up at 3:30 this morning to work until 1:00 tomorrow afternoon, come home to sleep until Wednesday morning when he has to do it again. He doesn't get a day off this week so he will have to try to catch up on sleep and talk to us another time :/
We are well into the swing of school and lessons and activities and stay busy enough that getting sick throws a monkey wrench into our weekly schedule. I feel amazed that Jan is halfway through 2nd grade and Alec is halfway through 1st.
We hear of possibilities of visitors from the west this spring and we are looking forward to them and the better health that usually comes with spring and summer very much.