I can't even figure out how to center the image, but I'm tired of trying. It's a fitting way to start my first blog entry in 2 months anyway.
- Our chicken coop is almost done. Unfortunately, we now know that our suburb requires the same code for small outbuildings as for homes and they'd really rather we cover it with shingles and siding. That's not going to happen. We're hoping that photos of the painted, trimmed, OSB structure and promises to replace any worn pieces with exterior-grade plywood will suffice. They have bizarre compost rules too, but those are a lesser fight to bother with.
- Peter is really reading. Sit down with a book on the couch reading aloud to his brother reading. He asks about big words but silent e's don't even phase him. He'd rather sit inside reading than play outside.
- On Friday at dinner, we were asking Peter to spell words. How about bake? Cake? Shake? Shake threw him off so we asked what letters made the shhhh sound. "S-H," said Leo. Our eyes nearly popped out of our heads.
- Lettuces went into the just-expanded garden on Saturday. Tomatoes are being moved into 3" peat pots under the grow lights as I get to them. They look big and grown up in such big pots. They've got another month+ before it's safe to go outside. I think I saw the first pea sprout today, 9 days post-direct seeding.
- I've been sewing a lot for my pregnant sister-in-law. I'm up to 6 small diapers, 1 newborn gown, 2 3-6 month gowns, 1 3-6 month romper, 1 0-3 month romper, 1 newborn side-tying t-shirt, and 2 3-6 month t-shirts. So far I love KwikSew patterns, which run one size big and sort of long through the torso, compared to Big 3 patterns, which are beyond wonky. My favorite so far has been the long sleeve tees that I reverse constructed from an AA blank. Pattern options must be bad if I'm coming up with my own. I got a whole bunch of bamboo velour to use which is so soft, but a pain in the neck to sew. I'm hoping to get up to 12 diapers and a few more of this and that if I can ever find patterns I like enough to use more than once.
- Good Friday really hit me this year. I listened to a description of what it feels like to be crucified and I'm really stuck on how huge it was that Christ DIED in such an awful way for sinful me.
- The boys finished Sunday School yesterday with the end-of-the-year concert in which Peter dutifully did all the actions for 5 songs and probably sang. A huge leap from last year when he cried through the first month of classes. Next year he'll be in the oldest class already. Leo did a few actions, stuck his fingers in his mouth and nose, and didn't run all over the stage, hence doing considerably better than at the Christmas concert.
I have photos to attach to most of these that may or may not be posted someday.
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