F asked for a “Farmers Market Party” this year – which means she wants to meet up with friends on a Saturday morning at the farmers market, eat her weight in fresh fruit and baked goods, and then splash around in the wading pool and fountains. For those of you that know us well, that’s…
Author: thirdstoryies
this time last year(s)
Every year spring seems to feel like such a fresh, new beginning to me – a time to try new things, and shrug off a bit of the winter procrastination. Funny how it feels so very never-been-done-before new, but looking back through the archives shows that some patterns (particularly spring patterns) repeat themselves each year….
numbers to remember
When it’s quiet in the car, and it’s just the two of us, F quizzes me on math problems. I’m not sure how this started, but she loves numbers, and she calls out addition problems, one right after the other. “What’s two and three?” “Five.” “What’s five and three?” “Eight.” “What’s eight and thirty-three?” “Forty-one.”…