Newspaper Rock

These appear to have been found on the rock side wall, deep within a canyon that has been only recently discovered. It sort of reminded Daddy of the petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock:

Of course, the drawings at the top were created by Madison. There is a lot unknown about the people who drew the petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock. But, based on this comparison, it is apparent that these drawings were made by Navajo children in pre-k. Newspaper Rock just so happened to be nearby their classroom, and the teacher was letting them draw for a bit to kill some spare time. That's my theory, anyway.

Though we may never know the real reason for Newspaper Rock, we do know what the creation at the top is: this is Madison's first attempt at a Valentine's Day card. You can see "I ♥ U" and all sorts of smiling faces. Also, on the other side of this, Madison wrote her own name. She's getting better and better at doing this, in fact. Here below are some more Valentines that Madison has made (that Daddy loves):

These show pictures of the three of us together, a happy family. And a random My Little Pony. It is such a blessing to see her rush toward us and thrust these at us, pointing out who is who on the drawings. There we are all, smiling together...

Today was a work day for Daddy, and a rather extensive one at that to boot. Madison spent the day with Mommy today, and is apparently a bit under the weather once more. She's getting the whole "sick thing" down though: she wants her cough syrup before bedtime, Mommy rubs a little vapor rub on her chest, and we even set up the vaporizer by her bed. It's this futuristic device that gurgles as it sits and watches over her sleeping, like some sort of watchful droid.

We'll take care of her, and keep her inside out of the cold tomorrow if need be. It's been quite a turn in the weather - yesterday was so bitterly cold. But it may be too little, too late: the precipitation isn't timing out with the cold weather this year, and so far, we've seen very little of the white stuff falling from the skies. This shows just how much of an amazing event it was to have such a White Christmas last year, and how blessed we were. This year, we just have cold and wet. But we're still nonetheless grateful for the rain: Lake Lanier is back to being terribly low.

Some days are like this, somewhat gloomy or sickly. Yet we search for the bright spots in each one, otherwise you sink into the mire yourself. The bright spot for us, of course, is always Madison. And today's bright spot are these wonderful little cards she was making.