hi auntie georgia!

• George and Lila, you keep asking to go visit Auntie Georgia, so we made it happen today.  You were quite excited and each packed a backpack to take with you.  George, you packed your new hockey guys to show her, and Lila, you packed a gift!  You found a little wind chime a few days ago and really loved it.  You decided that you would give it to Auntie Georgia "because she wiww weawwy wove it because it's so beautifuw!"
• We had a nice little visit and came home by noon for some lunch and so that I could work on my taxes.  Yikes!!!!!  Seriously, I disgust myself sometimes with my procrastination.  I drive myself crazy with it.  I'm working on getting into good habits and routines with daily things around the house, and I'm actually doing pretty well.  It's like I just don't have a system for these things, and I push them to the back of my mind all the time because I always have more urgent everyday things calling for my time and attention
• It rained and rained and rained today.  And it was cold and windy and grey...and not at all like summer.  I'm ready for warmer weather
• I finished making dinner, then looked at the clock and it was only 4:20.  What the heck?  We ate anyways.  And that was the beginning of the longest evening in the history of the world.  It was painful.  I had the babies in bed by 7:15, but it felt like it was already midnight.  Maybe because it was so overcast and gloomy today
• Katie, you had a hard time this evening.  You sat on my lap a couple of times and had a little cry.  I think you're just tired because you've been busy with extra stuff at soccer and school.  You asked to go to bed at 7:00 (whaaaaaaat???) and you fell asleep as soon as your head hit the pillow.
• Jane, you made a cake for the second time this week.  This no-electronics thing is turning out to be a win-win-win for me!  You made lemon loaf, but it wasn't finished in time to eat tonight, so you're saving it for breakfast.