Could there be Spring?

Driving back from Nashville there were stretches of wonderfully blooming redbuds. So pretty. A purple haze. We were wondering what ours was doing since it looked kind of dead for so long. But yes, it had just starting to bloom too. Spring is just late.

Sarah invited us to dinner and we were early to play a little with the children outside. They had a little snack outside.

The following weekend we had Schatzi as a guest because "her humans" went to Pulaski for Nana's birthday. We had done some work around the house and James was stretching his back on the floor. Schatzi was very concerned about him.

When we had to go out we left her in our bedroom. Sarah had said that she might jump up on the bed. She looked so innocent when I peaked in. Luckily she doesn't do that when we are in it.

We had some busy times. Besides our usual meetings we had season tickets for the Opera and the Richmond Forum. Both were super. 

Our opera tickets are a Sunday matinee and we try to go to the pre-curtain talk. We saw Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. The information we had received at the talk made it much more enjoyable. The singers were unbelievably good. No ... great. And at the end ... Lucia and Edgardo had me in tears. That does not happen often. Everybody deserved the long standing ovation!

The evening with Joe Scarborough & Newt Gingrich giving their "Perspectives on the Party in Power" at the Richmond Forum was of course totally different. But very interesting too. Never like to miss either of those events.

When we had to take care of Caleb, Colin and Owen on Thursday because two of them were sick and couldn't go to daycare, it was a bit chilly outside but several times for shorter times we went out anyway.

No shortage of things to play with inside though.

And when it was late and everybody was tired there were books and the TV.

Saturday we helped out again. The Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park had a special event from noon to 4 pm: Sheep to Shawl. We had their van with the three car seats and the stroller. It was nice weather and a great success. 

Caleb was so interested in EVERYTHING. He got to spin (and keep the piece of string) and weave.

He kept asking whether there were horses and declared they were his favorite animals. We think this was a mule but it didn't seem to matter.

There was music and all three danced. Too cute.

At the end Caleb got to make a sheep at the craft table. And then it was time to go home.

All three fell asleep and when we reached their house so James and I took turns staying with them in the parked car while the other had a quick lunch.

And that is really it. After 10 years in this house we still finding things to improve and did do some assembly and mounting of shelves in our bedroom closet. What an improvement. James' side is done. Mine got planned and bought today.

As always I did some handwork/sewing. If you want to see you need to go to that blog.
Looks like I am caught up with this and its back to work on the monthly church newsletter.
Happy "hump day" today.