Project 365, Week 4

January 18
After a breakfast date, Shaun and I spent the majority of the afternoon painting a vacant apartment. January 19
More snow, but with the bright sunshine it was just beautiful!

January 20

Inauguration Day...I almost forgot to turn the tv on until the girls randomly started singing God Bless America as we were sitting down to lunch. So, I missed Warren's prayer but saw everything after 12:04. I cried through much of it, feeling totally blessed to live in America where we have peaceful and fair elections and a beautiful and peaceful transfer of power. America is unique for that and I thought about all the people that have gone before to make that possible for me and my children.

No matter what side of the political fence you are on, you have to be thankful and proud to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

(This sign was proudly displayed on our neighbor's front law for the occasion).

January 22

Our regular visit to the nursing home. Although she doesn't remember us from one week to the next, this woman is one of our favorites. She and Amanda were chatting it up for quite a while and she was asking everyone who walked by her, "Did you drink your mama's milk when you were a baby?" It was particularly entertaining to watch the 50 year-old maintenance guy react and respond to the question...funny stuff.

January 23

This is Amanda first thing in the morning. I accidentally deleted the picture I actually wanted to use for this day. You see, later on Amanda and Riley were in this corner of the kitchen with a brand-new bag of dog food. They were happily playing the "one-for-you, one-for-me" game.

January 23

My sister's brother-in-law plays for the New Jersey Devils farm team and they were playing locally, so we went to catch the game. As you can see, we were right near the action. The girls had a blast because most of their cousins were there, too.

On the way home, for 45+ solid minutes, they were rapid-fire questions about the the four fights that occurred during the game. I explained as best I could and tried to weave in several lessons, but my head was spinning the whole time (at 11:00 at night!) Forty-five minutes of discussion with a 2 and 3 year old about hockey fights.

Shaun had to work, so when we got home, they raced in to see him and were excitedly stuttering trying to tell him about the game....that we saw Jonathan, that the men were fitting, that Chuck E. Cheese was there (the wolf mascot was mistaken for CEC by Amanda). Fun times!

January 24

I was taking a couple pictures for Shaun for work and when we were done Avery wanted to pose with him. I love the special smile and eye-twinkle that Shaun has just for his girls. It's really beyond his control and it melts my heart.

Thanks to Sara and Kimberly for hosting.