Rain, Rain, Go Away

Rain, rain and more rain. This has been our motto lately and we are on the verge of having one of the wettest Februaries on records in terms of inches of precipitation. So far it rained 13 out of 22 days days. The grounds are soggy and everyone is in need of a day with lots of sunshine. While we may not have had any snow days this year, we are using them as flood days. The kids are out of school and preschool today due to severe flood warnings. Luckily, we are nearing the end of this 7 day stretch of rain and hopefully the month progresses drier than it started off. 

All working together at the table today either doing homework, actual work or snoozing (the cat):

Since my return from Europe, it took me a good week to adjust as I went right back to work and there, everyone seemed to be sick. No wonder I succumbed due to germs, jet lag and overall fatigue from working lots of extra hours in the last two months, that I crashed last Friday. So rest and some extra sleep as well as some cuddles was just what I needed last weekend. Surely, the cat didn't mind. 

Derrick also had another work trip, which meant that we celebrated "I Love You Day" (aka Valentine's Day) without him. We made the best out of it but it surely wasn't the same. 

The children both had a little celebration at (pre-) school and dance class with cupcakes and to exchange their Valentines. But on Friday when Daddy returned, all was great again.  

That week, Amelia's school also hosted their annual science fair and her grade was tasked to make a poster about a habit. Of course, she chose a horse habitat. She didn't win a ribbon but nonetheless, we are proud of her great idea and hard work on the poster. 

Meanwhile, President's Day rolled around and both children were eager to tell us about their favorites presidents: 

Amelia: Barack Obama - because he is black- (her words) and  Elliot: Abraham Lincoln - because he freed the slaves (his words). Elliot and his patriotic head gear, showing me a stickers while we drive. Never a dull moment here:

Between working and being a mom, I'm also a vet, fixing a stuffed horse's boo boo. 

Our guinea pigs also got a second story added to their cage, all made from leftover materials. 

Just in case you are wondering how the cat and the guinea pigs are doing, I would say well...becoming fast friends. 

Amelia was home from school on Tuesday for Teacher Conference day, so I took the day off and the kids and I went to the Adventure Science Center. While it is relatively small, the exhibitions are fun, especially when there are not many people in attendance. Here are some snapshots of our time at the museum. 

Our favorite exhibit by far was the tinker garage, where you can build, from all kinds of materials, fun rocket ships, cars or anything else imaginable.

I finish off today's blog post with this gem: Our Saturday wake-up call at 6:15am.