well, it's the end of April - baby is already a month and 3 days old and for the first time today wore "big girl" clothes - a little tunic and pants - instead of a sleeper...  looked so cute!

But meanwhile, i'm trying to jump back into homeschooling, and start up a few new programs to fill up the spots i would have liked to concentrate a little more on this year.  Catching up a little on creative writing and grammar with my older two, on grammar with my middle two, and still trying to let everyone outside while it's nice. 

yes, the snow is gone, and today it was 19 degrees above zero!  still, the residents here say don't count your chickens till after the May long weekend.  So i'm trying not to.  But i wore a skirt today and sandals, and man, i wish i could wear this every day...  and i wish it were this warm every day...

A's been sick for a little over a week, but finally turned the corner today (after a nice sleep in this morning!) - She's been so out of sorts, whiny and crying, and writhing suddenly, that no one wanted to play with her (poor thing, we think she had scarletina? - the doctors aren't sure, but they gave us antibiotics for the scenarios they could imagine, and for once i was eager for them...)...  Today everyone is playing with her again, and we're off to the corner store to buy her gum for being a good girl at the doctor's...  I wish i had thought to take her to a female doctor right away, as she had some trouble with modesty once we were there (hooray!  makes for a little uncomfortable visit, but at least she's becoming a little lady!)

Anyway, it's spring, and i don't feel like i'm winding anything up except sickness and snow :)...  hooray!