Daddy's most frustrating symptom is sleep: I've been sleeping all the time lately, completely zonked. Fortunately, Nana and Ba-Ba are here to entertain Madison somewhat. Today everyone went over to the old house to do some renovations, and general cleaning up. Weeds are attempting to take over the front yard, so we'll probably have to call in some folks to do some spraying. Madison did her part though: she picked all the dandelions from the front yard, which took a considerable amount of time. Her goal was to make a ginormous bouquet, which she in fact did. She gave flowers to all of us, one bit at a time, all with good spirits to cheer us up.
The rain has stayed in the forecast for a few days now, and looks to remain so another few days. This is good news for the land and the lake, although it isn't good for those who want to get some grass mowed. Our tomato garden in the back yard has tripled in size. Yes, you read that right. It may even be four times as big as it used to be. All this water has contributed to a major growth spurt in our small garden - it's amazing!
Madison has been into the ponies lately, so all the costumes and ponies have been pulled out and spread all over the kitchen table and even into the living room. This is Madison's Empire, a vast region that spreads wildly if kept unchecked, much like the Roman Empire. Mommy and Daddy battle each day to contain the size a bit, but each day Madison's Empire attempts to push out and grow in new directions. It is a daily struggle!
Tonight Daddy was reading a few books to Madison, one of them being "A Night at the Museum." It is somewhat different from the movie of the same name, and yet Daddy still thought it would be fun to show Madison the part with the dinosaur skeleton. So after reading the book, Daddy got Madison to clean up her empire a little, and afterwards we all sat down - Mommy, Daddy, Nana, Ba-Ba and Madison - and watched "A Night at the Museum." Madison was really into it, especially when the dinosaur skeleton came to life. Lately, she's been learning about dinosaurs so this was a plus. But previous to today's reading, she had no idea there was a movie - she only knew about the book. So she really enjoyed watching. And in return, we got her to downsize her empire a bit!
The rain has stayed in the forecast for a few days now, and looks to remain so another few days. This is good news for the land and the lake, although it isn't good for those who want to get some grass mowed. Our tomato garden in the back yard has tripled in size. Yes, you read that right. It may even be four times as big as it used to be. All this water has contributed to a major growth spurt in our small garden - it's amazing!
Madison has been into the ponies lately, so all the costumes and ponies have been pulled out and spread all over the kitchen table and even into the living room. This is Madison's Empire, a vast region that spreads wildly if kept unchecked, much like the Roman Empire. Mommy and Daddy battle each day to contain the size a bit, but each day Madison's Empire attempts to push out and grow in new directions. It is a daily struggle!
Tonight Daddy was reading a few books to Madison, one of them being "A Night at the Museum." It is somewhat different from the movie of the same name, and yet Daddy still thought it would be fun to show Madison the part with the dinosaur skeleton. So after reading the book, Daddy got Madison to clean up her empire a little, and afterwards we all sat down - Mommy, Daddy, Nana, Ba-Ba and Madison - and watched "A Night at the Museum." Madison was really into it, especially when the dinosaur skeleton came to life. Lately, she's been learning about dinosaurs so this was a plus. But previous to today's reading, she had no idea there was a movie - she only knew about the book. So she really enjoyed watching. And in return, we got her to downsize her empire a bit!
"We expand or we die!" - Octavius
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