we need each other

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Rest

Meredith is home from school with a fever and a very sore throat today. 

Her demeanor has pinballed between pathetic (before Advil) to "I'm feeling great!" (after Advil) all day long.

Michael isn't sure if he has a playmate or an adversary at home with him.

A little bit ago, I announced that they were both looking tired

 so we were going to lay down for naps.

That was then...

I heard cries of

"But I'm not tired!!" and

"I'll never be able to go to sleep!" 

And

this is now

And here is how much time had passed

I have a snoring, little girlie on the couch
and a twitchy, sweet boy next to me on my bed.

They were both so tired, they never knew what hit them in those 2 minutes.

Score one for the Mama
Smile.

One of my favorite times of the year is when the calendar turns to March.  It means that January and February are behind us, and that the best of the year is comin' round those mountains.  This weekend we talked about vacations and camping and swimming at the pool; I looked through a seed catalog; Patrick made mention of starting to plan his veggie garden.  We are an outdoor kind of family.  That is why I love it when our sweet state of Colorado shows kindness to my winter heart and floods it with hopeful, March sunshine.  Even right now, all of the kids are outside jumping on the tramp soaking up every last ray they can until the sun says goodnight.  It's been a happy kind of day; the kind of day that makes you think you can do anything.  March 1st - An over the rainbow sort of day.   I washed all of the curtains to get the winter dust off.  They smell fresher and look brighter.    The joy of today's calendar flip is not lost on us. Happy March to all!!