Happy Day for Mom(s)
Though this walk didn’t happen today, it is a great representation of why someone might be happy about Moms. So for the Moms, the Grandmoms and everybody who has ever run to get a hug from their Mom, here is a set for you!
What should we call the worm?
Maddie and Jake and I were playing in the backyard. They were playing with bugs and I was playing with my new recording device. Happy accident–I captured the discovery and subsequent naming of a very special worm in the back yard. You can hear the moment of excitement here:
And these are photos of the actual worm.
This whole thing made me think of one of my favorite songs by They Might Be Giants. Through the magic of the Innerweebs, you can see their totally great video on the subject of a worm who plays the drums and is particular about his name.
By the way, you should do yourself a favor and go buy TMBG’s album NO! It’s awesome.
Dramatic Opera / Flute Recital
Carmen is an opera so I guess we all know what that means: the title character is killed in the final scene and her lover is left to weep over her body. It makes for a dramatic finish to a spicy score. Great subject for the recent Suzanne flute recital!
Today she and the other students of her fabulous teacher Julie Johnson gathered for a lovely recital at the new McPhail Center for the Arts. Beautiful day for flute and the crowd was not disappointed!
I’ll spare you the glowing husband review and direct you to the audio file where Suzanne does a selection from the opera Carmen:
Pictures aren’t from today, but…
It did snow today. It didn’t snow that much, but it DID SNOW TODAY which is the SEVENTH OF APRIL.
Looking back just a week or two ago, it snowed so much that the kids really got to play in the snow. So in honor of today’s snow, here are last week’s pictures:
Snow? New Bikes!
It’s been snowing just to show you that it can and there isn’t anything you can do about it. But you can do something about it. You can go out and get new bikes (especially if you grew out of your old ones). Which brings a bit of sun to the extended winter here in Minnesota.
No whining
In pictures, I’ve noticed, the children don’t whine. They just look great. I’ve been taking lots and lots of pictures lately. Because in pictures the children don’t whine.
Cat Hero
Interest in Guitar Hero III (Suz rocks!) was an inspiration for this drawing from Maddie:
What Suz Read- B-Squad Softball
- Zito’s Moral VictoryDear Barry Zito- I see your season isn’t starting out so good! Seven straight losses is a bummer especially for a major leaguer who gets paid millions of dollars to play baseball. I caught the game on Tuesday and you seemed to do a pretty good job to me. I was in the bleachers so it [...]
- Zito’s Moral Victory