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It is a cold and rainy day here today. Well, not *cold* exactly, but cooler than it has been. I think the high will be around 63 or so. Why am a blathering on about the weather? Because it has been rainy, misty, and wet outside for several days now and the natives are getting restless. They have played on the back veranda (have I ever mentioned our wonderful back, covered veranda? It is so lovely. Fans in the ceiling. Lots of space. I just love it) a lot. They can ride their bikes/trikes out there in a fairly decent circle. Which turned out to be really good for Zoe. She got a trike for Christmas from my MIL and, while she can pedal fine, she wasn't getting the turning thing down. Outside in the road she didn't have to turn much, would just keep going straight until she hit a curb, but on the porch she has to turn too often. So she learned in about a day and a half to turn like an expert and is pedaling around and around out there as often as she can. We also have the wonderful new mini trapoline that Brad's brother and his wife got the girls, so that has helped. But they are used to running all over the backyard with Jesse and haven't been able to do that in several days and it is starting to be a problem. What in the world will we do when we live in a colder climate?

I am determined to do better on housework today. The place is a wreck. So, maybe that will keep the girls occupied. I will enlist them to work today. I can think of several things Mari can help with, a couple that Zoe can do, but not much for Luci. Ack...will write something more interesting later. Luci is gettin antzy for some attention.

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Oh, I totally forgot I wanted to write this down quickly before I forget.

Last night, we all sat down at the dinner table for a very simple meal of a salad, with fixin's like stuff on the side for everyone to add as they liked. After everyone had taken a few bites, Zoe (just turned three yo, in case you didn't know), looked up and said, and I quote here "Thanks, mom, for this good dinner!" Mari (just turned four and not to be outdone apparently) pipes up with "Yeah, mom. Thanks!"

I almost fell out of my chair. I've never even taught them or instructed them to say something like that to me! Neither has Brad, in my hearing. I looked up at him and he was literally frozen in the middle of bringing his fork to his mouth, eyes wide. He gulped and said "Yeah, umm...thanks, honey. Good job, girls! That was a very nice thing to say!" It was a truly hilarious moment.

*sigh* Out of the mouths of babes...