MANIC MONDAY

Mondays. Whew!

Instead of talking about all of the LAME things that went on today, I'd like to keep it positive.

The cutest thing happened at dinner tonight. Our 3 year old, Nate, was talking very sternly to his sister Jennah about her being mean and how she had run out of chances to be nice. He was making ALL of us laugh with how serious he was and how much he sounded like a little, mini parent. I can't remember EXACTLY what was said at the first part of the sentence, but Nate said the funniest thing I've heard in A LONNGGG time! The exchange went a little like this:
NATE: "Nennah (his way of saying the name of his sister, Jennah), you have been SO naughty. You are being mean and I don't like."
JENNAH: "I am not being mean"
NATE: "THAT'S IT! I'm not being your best friend ANY more (through clenched teeth).
JENNAH: "uh huh"
NATE: "Nennah, you keep bossing me and bossing me and I don't like.... HEY, LOOK AT THAT BIRD!!"

The entire family erupted in laughter at the dinner table! And with that, everyone's day had been made.

Spring is just beginning here in MN, so the birds are coming back after a long hiatus and it's kind of a big deal to see a big fat Robin in the crab tree outside our dining room window! This particular Robin has been visiting us often this week. He (could be "she", I guess) pecks at the remaining berries on the tree while we marvel at his size and how the feathers on his bum look like they are falling out!

Spring around here is fabulous! It's muddy and warm and sunshiney and bird singy and it is the absolute awakening you would expect it to be! I love it because we are outside every day, our neighborhood comes alive again with kids running around (we had a pack of 14 little ones in our back yard yesterday!) and people exercising and the smell of grilled chicken or brats can be smelled at dinner time nearly every sunny day!

I am working hard to put winter behind us and move as a family into this new season of hope and warmth! I'm looking forward to longer days, sunnier skies and warmer weather as we move from Winter to Spring in the Northland!

God Bless!