considder the lillies of the field...

This is my house in the snow ::smiles::
Meet "Grubbin Hood" - a little grub who has graced our messageboard for the past 3 months.

The other day I had hot chocolate with Amanda Pace at Provence. The hot chocolate was named, (appropirately enough) Chocolate Chaud (chocolate hot).
The marshmallow on top is homemade right there in the store! I got the peppermint one and Amanda got the Coconut (which I later regretted not getting the coconut). But it was so so tasty!
....and THIS is where I go hiking between classes on Thursday or if I need a break from studying on Wed. and Friday. It is a trail that heads back to a Civil War fort at Pinkerton Park. I like the walk and it gets me out of doors and clears my mind. I remember taking the Ives kids there once and we climbed small boulders and hiked the entire trail. Then Rachael peed her pants (poor thing). The poor little thing was just having so much fun that she didn't tell me that she needed to go potty. So she came back up to me crying...little snotty nose and rubbing her little eyes with her fist as she tried to tell me what happened between sobs. Nathan and I finally figured out what she was talking about and I took her aside and wrapped my bandanna around her hips like a skirt (it fit pretty well) and we walked back to the car. We wrapped her in a plastic bag, stopped by Sonic and bought slushies for everyone, then took her home and she took a bath as I read a story to her. Good times ::smiles::

Well, there is a little squirrel outside my window and my study-break is ended. So, "Let's go, Amigos!".