Yet another week has come and gone. It doesn't feel like anything huge happened this week. I (Alex) did officially decide on Tuesday that I am tired of winter so if it could be on its merry little way that would be wonderful. I just want to get outside again. Back in August I posted about the color of caterpillars predicting the weather. I saw these caterpillars while running. One was dark and furry indicating a cold, snowy winter and the other was black with tinges of orange showing a cold winter with some mild weather mixed in. I'm not sure which was right. It has been very cold and quite a bit of snow but there are also been a handful of days that have been very pleasant. So much for winter and caterpillars. Of course we were hit some by winter weather again this weekend and I am snuggled up on the couch writing this with a sweater, jacket, and a cozy blanket-- I'm tired of being cold. We are now also in the transition from the Winter Olympics in February to March Madness in a few weeks. A good friend and I were talking a few weeks ago how it seems we are always looking forward to something else instead of enjoying where we are at. Even when we get to an event we have been looking forward we don't enjoy it but start thinking about what is next. This past week I have been looking forward to spring to get outside but maybe I am missing some of the wonderful indoor moments from this past week. So here is the recap of the week:
- Wednesday evening we were at Youth Group. The topic was parents and parenting. It was interesting to hear middle and high schoolers talk about what they think parents should or shouldn't do. They were also asked what the hardest part about being a parent is. Here were some of the answers: caring for children, disciplining children, listening to children, loving your children when they make bad choices. I looked over at Arthur and told him the the common problem that makes parenting hard is "children". We then decided that we want a dog.
- A few weeks ago I checked out a cookbook from the library. I have spent the week cooking up some of the new recipes such as creamy spinach and tomato pasta, ham and swiss crustless quiche, honey wheat biscuits, and apple crumble. Since I have been cooking every night there as been a lot more dishes for Arthur to wash-- He doesn't seem to mind as long as he gets to eat something a little different. On my list of firsts in the kitchen this week: sauteing an onion, making biscuits from scratch, and cooking black beans. The gal who wrote the cookbook originally started with a blog about cooking on a limited budget while still having dishes that were healthy and had some variety. If you're interested here is a link to the blog: www.budgetbytes.com.
- Friday evening since we were stuck inside we played Settlers of Catan again. Arthur proclaimed with in the first few minutes of the game that he was pretty sure he was going to win. I agreed with him but continued to play and realized when he made a comment that he was 1 move from winning I could still possibly win too. And I did. He sat there and started at the board in disbelief for a while. Is there any family out there that can actually play board games and everyone ends up having a good time? I always play with people who are too competitive so games always end with some heated words or somebody upset.
- This weekend I had a continuing education conference at work on the lumbar spine. (I am still probably not an expert on back pain and I probably don't know why your back might be hurting-- talk to me in 10 years and maybe I will be a little more confident). It was my first conference as a real PT instead of a student. It was suppose to be all day Saturday and Sunday but due to weather Sunday was canceled-- which meant I got part of a weekend.
- While I was sitting in class Arthur went to a library book sale. Arthur loves books and especially book sales because then he can rescue books who are crying out for a good home. I might have asked him not to bring too many crying books home since we only have so much room for biochemistry textbooks published in 1980. Some of his finds include a book on logic, Whitman's Leaves of Grass (it is a "pretty" book so it will at least look good sitting on the bookshelf), Bulfinches' Greek and Roman Mythology, A book by Winston Churchill on the Boer War, R.C. Sproul's Getting the Gospel and The Amateur Guide to Telescope Making. He also got to spend time with his family too as they were traveling through the area.
Saturday evening we snuggled up on the couch while it was snowing outside to spend the evening reading together. Maybe a few more weeks of cold weather won't be so bad. Omni Vincit Amor.
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