It’s Groundhog Day as I write this, and Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow and run back into his hole indicating six more weeks of winter weather. The kids and I say, hooray! Here are some of our doings this week.
Quinny proudly wears her t-shirt and says Happy Chinese New Year of Ox! We visited Krause’s Chocolates in Saugerties for a tour with some homeschooling friends and Quinny was SO excited to wear the required hairnet – “I’m a princess, Mommy!” Declan on the other hand was so mortified to have to wear one that he stood by the door in protest asking to leave *the candy store* immediately. That’s not something you hear a 5-year old say very often! After a while, as I shopped trying to figure out what to do, I realized he said, “I don’t want to wear a hairnet,” and “I want to take the tour.” Meaning he was willing to wear it for the short time of the tour, even though he wouldn’t like it. I checked with him, and yes, that was where he finally arrived. The crisis was averted and he had a blast once the tour got underway. Then a short while in, after peeking into vats of milk chocolate and cherry fillings, Quinn complained that she lost her hairnet. So we had to go back to the counter help and ask for another one. She was kind and polite, but a little twitchy as she asked, “So, um, do you know where the other one went?” and I said, embarrassed, “No, I’m sorry, I’m sure it’s around here somewhere.” She said with a nervous giggle, “Right, you know, we don’t want it to drop into any chocolate or anything,” and I was like, Ohh, yes, I know…thinking where. is. that. hairnet?? since it wasn’t on the floor. I found it right as we left the counter area, stuck to my arm/shirt. By then, even *I* had had enough of this place, but we forged on, completed the tour, and bought some chocolate therapy at the end which made it all feel better. : )
I love his expression in this one. He was happy because I’d just pulled them on a sled ride down and up the driveway to get the mail and since it’s so icy, they go speeding along.
Little Miss Dress-Up
We hosted an impromptu Superbowl gathering with the Salerno’s for the big game on Sunday and Mike hooked us up with the 3-D glasses for the special half-time commercials. Declan was blown away by the effects! We watch football exactly once a year in this house, pick teams at the beginning of the game, and eat subs and munchies. It’s an annual tradition. Declan’s still gloating because “his” team won and mine lost.
