happy spring!

and now a warning: proud mother alert ahead

yesterday at the chess tournament the duke came in third in his division and got a big ol' trophy!...he was very proud, i was very proud!...plus he qualified for the state elementary championships next month...

we were in the car driving home and wingman says

"dat shore is a nice twofee"

to which the duke responded

"i know...i'm going to have to polish it a lot"

oh dear...

in other news, we've been out of the house since morning for four days in a row now so i've declared today a holiday!...no school today and i'm working on my second cup of coffee...

well, it is the first day of spring which is reason enough to celebrate...i know i know your calendar said it was yesterday, but years ago i started celebrating equinoxes and solstices on the 21st, regardless of where they fall on the calendar that year...it's an old witch thing...and since most days my children think i'm an old witch, so be it...

so to celebrate our rare day off (we don't take holidays if they fall on a school day) i will first clean this house (four days of complete dash in dash out neglect and no washing machine...bleh) and then we will, um, well, we will likely do nothing...

well, not *nothing*, just *not school*...the duke and wingman just finished a game of chess and now the duke is playing risk against himself and wingman is listening to the beatles...

later after doing *nothing* we will go to the nursery and the boys will pick out some flowers to plant...

then i will HAVE to rest up because tomorrow we're back at the LAUNDRO-MAT...

so i hope you all enjoy this fine day wherever you are and in whatever weather you have...

a new season, a new beginning...another chance to live your life as you were meant to live it...

happy spring!

x.