noteworthy

i taught my first yoga class wednesday night. it went well. no one walked out. no one passed out. of course, there were only 3 very, very nice girls that i know quite well and are too polite to say anything unkind. that is sort of like taking 2nd place in a race with only 2 people competing, right? but it was fun and a new challenge that i've sort of been dreading for the past month or so. sooooo, thank you to chantel's husband for being out of town so i get this opportunity.

we had a lovely day thursday and enjoyed being out of doors immensely! i mean really, you can not truly appreciate a warm, sunny day until you have lived through the hell we call "a buffalo winter". it was only 60, but here that means flip-flops, sundresses etc.

we have lots of new baby friends that we love holding and buying things for. we love our friends for being brave and reproducing so we can drool all over their new little sweeties! afton is especially fond of babies, although she said we don't need a baby because we've got enough people in our family. amen.

i have been cleaning and getting rid of piles and junk. it feels so good to have empty space. i've had lots of piles around my desk for about 4 years now. but it has either been thrown out, recycled, given away or contained. of course there are a few more items...

i even cleaned out a closet and made a sewing area for my sweet aftie. she thought it was great and promptly fired up the machine, and left a new mess. bless her little heart.

ella is busy accessorizing. she loves jewelry and many hair things in her hair all at once. she loves her best friends, kira and elli. she and kira go to pre-k together and then play after school almost everyday. and elli's mom had a baby recently, so we get to help her mom rest a little by inviting her for playdates. we love these girls! i love listening to their conversations, which are hysterically funny. april fool's day was especially fun. i was fooled over and over and over and over again. mostly tricks like this..."there are no people or trees in the world, april fools!!!" that's 4 year old humor for you.

ryan has been dreaming about how to make our yard look presentable. he did take out some horrible bushes, which made me smile. and the girls have big plans for their own flower gardens, a tree house/fort and a new swingset. we'll see just how many of these dreams come true.

sweet dreams to you.