Spring Breakin’

Leap Year Baby From Times Past

The above arrows point to my paternal great-grandparents.  Caroline Albrecht McAuley was a Leap Day baby.  She was born on February 29, 1880.  So today she is either 33 or 132 depending on how you count!

This picture was probably taken in the early 1900s from one of the bike trips that they would take as a couple.

Do you have any leap year babies in your life?  My great-grandmother is the only one that I know of.

Paczki!

Mmmmm….Chocolate Buttercream Paczki from Busy Bee Bakery.
Did you have a paczki yesterday?

What’s Your Favorite Girl Scout Cookie?

Not all of these boxes are for us!  They are the total ordered (49 boxes – each box contains 12 boxes of cookies) from Miss M’s Daisy Troop.  They did really good for their first time at it.  In fact they raised $457 for their troop.  A good portion of that money is going to be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  The girls decided to do this instead of receiving incentives for sales from the Girl Scouts.  A member of their troop has juvenile diabetes.  Thanks to all that ordered from us!  You will be getting your cookies soon.

What’s my favorite G.S. cookie?  Tagalongs.  Hands down.  And yours?

Tea Party Time

Blanket Kid

This is C’s stripe blanket.  I bought it at a garage sale when I was pregnant with Miss M and didn’t know the sex.  C is an attachment kind of gal.  On this particular day she wanted her “striped blanket” by her.  I had no clue what she meant.  The tears flew.  Tantrum ensued.  I brought her another striped blanket (not remembering that her blue blanket has stripes too).  This added to her anguish.  I told her to come and show me where the striped blanket was.  She quickly got up and lead me to her room.  There was her blue blanket and boy was she relieved.  She wanted to use it to build a fort with her sister.  It isn’t big enough for that job so she found another use for it..on her head.

Snow Much Fun!

Our Family
Not really liking the snow hitting her face.
Loves the Snow!
Miss M, on the other hand….Can you find her?

Coming into Focus

She said they (the glasses) can’t be her Christmas gift.
C wonders when she can get some too.

All Hands On Deck

Tree Trimming Fun