Hot And Wired

I have radioactive material in my veins and more wires than I have ever seen measuring my heart activity.  In this photo, I am about to get on the treadmill for my stress test.  I got an "excellent" rating as far as time on the treadmill and recovered my blood pressure within about a minute (max of five is the goal).  That's good news, because it means that other than my heart concerns, I am fit.  Enjoy this humiliating picture of me.

New Umbrella

Snow Day Activities

Homemade pizza (with homemade crust!), 101 Dalmations (prepping for Disney World in May), snowflake and dog pajamas, and a bone brownie for dessert.  We love family time at home.

Another Snow Day

Snowing.  In March.  In GEORGIA! 

I took Chip in late to school today, and his class was "playing hookey" from regular coursework and playing in the snow.  His teacher said. "They're five!"  I agreed, and so did a delivery driver who came over to say that out of the 45 schools she had visited so far today, this was the only class that was making a special moment from the snowstorm.  We think G's teachers are the best.

Here is a photo and a video from this morning.  His teacher is the woman in the white coat.

New Nails, Space Age, and Climbing Walls

We are at the tail end of winter, and we're so ready for the warm weather.  We have kept ourselves busy and entertained, trying to make every day interesting.

For example, today we had a nail party for G.  His finger was accidentally squished over Christmas vacation while playing air hockey, and he's had a band-aid on it ever since.  To make the imminent loss of his nail easy for him, we promised him we could have a "nail party" when it finally fell off.  Today, we celebrated his new fingernail by going to the park with some friends.  It was lots of fun, and only the beginning of a great day that included the science center with the Brociouses and rock climbing.

February 13:  G and Bun made a snowman on the back deck.

Today:  Chip's "nail party" treats

We gave nail clippers as favors.

We think this might be a first.

Buddies at the park

"Typifer" and G in front of megalodon jaws at Tellus

Digging for dinos

In the planetarium, about to watch Dawn of the Space Age

M climbing the wall at Escalade

G trying a new sport

P practicing roof climbing