I'm getting back to work after spending long weekend with Hope & Glenn. We'd hoped that we would finally get snow this weekend, but the storm passed us by, again. So, we had to think of other fun activities in lieu of sledding and snowball fights.
Hope has been a voracious reader for the past few months, so on Saturday we went to both the library & a used bookstore to load up on her favorite series, The Rainbow Fairies. She lined them all up on a chair & dug right in. On Monday, she declared that she wanted to build a library, so I helped her construct a "bookshelf" out of a cardboard box. She issued Glenn & I library cards and started calling herself "The Junior Librarian". She "checked out" our books by "scanning the barcodes" (complete with a beeping sound) & informed us of the due dates. I swear, I did not suggest any of this to her.
On Sunday, I took her over to the pool for her lessons. She has really improved in swimming since we went to the pool so often last summer. Almost every day, she tells me that she can't wait until the summer, when she can go back to the pool. As far as lessons go, I'm hoping that she will finally get the hang of it soon & we can be done with them. But, whatever it takes.
On Sunday, I spent a few hours sewing new pillow covers for the family room. I'm loving the crimson & polka dots. In the evening, I watched the season finale of Downton Abbey. Every Sunday night since the beginning of the year, I've sat in front of the fire with a candle burning & escaped to Edwardian England. What shall I do until Season 3 starts? Thank goodness Mad Men will be starting in just a month!
Your pillow turned out really cute. It/they will look very nice on your chairs. I love Hope's library. I think you and Terri made one, when you were about her age. She will be ready for the pool here come next summer.Swim girl!
Posted by: Nana Wise | February 21, 2012 at 04:43 PM