Welcome, March!

Can you believe that it is already March? I don't know if you agree, but in my opinion, this year has been flying by! I'm happy to know that the spring will begin soon so that not only will the weather be a bit warmer, but also so that our utility bill will once again return to a reasonable amount.

In the past week, my household has had a relatively quiet and uneventful week. On Monday, we had snow flurries on and off throughout the day, but none stuck on the ground, so it was business as usual for us. Daniel enjoyed seeing the snow as he entered and left daycare that day, holding his hands up in the air and saying, "SNOW! SNOW!" over and over again. That same day, I had my weekly Weight Watchers meeting and discovered I had only lost 0.4 pounds for the week. I wasn't extremely surprised considering that I had experienced a rough week at school and had been in a general funk, leading to emotional eating and less activity. I never went off plan, but I used more of my weekly flex points than I usually do, resulting in an almost-standstill in my weight. Joe held down the homefront that evening while I was at my meeting and even had supper on the table when I arrived home. Yep, that's right gals...I'm one lucky lady!

During the rest of the week, the weather improved from Monday's cold and wintry day to Friday's warm and sunny spring day. Some of the highlights of the week included an impromptu visit from Dr. Neilsen at school during my planning period, Wednesday night's bible study and lunch time date with my friend Julie, a successful afternoon tutorial on Thursday that reaffirmed my reason for continuing in teaching, and Friday's visit by the cable and internet guys to set up our new service so that we now have over 70 channels (as opposed to around 25 channels) for around the same amount that we have already been paying.

On Saturday, Joe and Daniel spent the morning exercising at the park while I enjoyed a lazy morning at home. That afternoon, I took Daniel on a playdate with me to see a friend of mine named Leigh Ann and her son Montgomery. The weather was so beautiful that we spent most of the time outside watching Montgomery and Daniel playing with bubbles. Afterward, Montgomery and Daniel decided to go inside to snack on grapes and juice and watch Thomas the Train while playing with Montgomery's train set. In the meantime, Joe did the weekly grocery shopping (yes, ladies, he is taken...sorry) so that we wouldn't have to spend Sunday doing errands. That evening after Daniel went to bed, we had a romantic supper together in which we dined on grilled chicken which Joe had prepared on the charcoal grill, okra, brown rice, and mixed veggies. It was awesome! With the evening breeze blowing through the open windows and the quiet of a house in which the resident toddler is sleeping, it was quite picturesque.

Finally, today, Daniel woke up and somehow knew that it was church day. He kept telling Joe inquisitively, "Church? Church?", and Joe reassured him that we would be going to church today. We actually spent church time with Daniel in the nursery since today was my turn for nursery on the rotation. I was so nervous because I haven't helped with the nursery since I was a teen back at Peace Presbyterian Church, but things went very smoothly. It was so interesting seeing Daniel interact with the other children. He really does an incredible job of playing with the others. His only downfall is that he is into saying, "Mine! Mine!" and we are having to teach him that he needs to share. This afternoon, Joe and Daniel went back to the park because Joe was anxious to see what Daniel thought of an Elmo kite that he bought Daniel yesterday at Walmart. I was extremely tired (I think that I am either getting over being sick or getting ready to be sick again...yuck), so I stayed behind at home and got a very-rare mid-afternoon nap. When they returned, Daniel also took a nap for two hours (woot-woot!), and we spent the rest of the afternoon outside in the backyard.

So, now, I sit writing my blog with a glass of sweet tea (sweetened with splenda...I'm being good!) contemplating the new things that this week will bring. I hope that the new week will bring lots of wonderful things your way! Please don't forget to keep Patrice, Matt, and baby Jonah in your prayers (http://patriceandmattwilliams.blogspot.com/).