here's what's going on

OK, I didn't realize it's been since November. So sorry to all my loyal fans and avid reader. All 4 of you. Here's what we've been up to. Jeff is training for the Flying Pig Marathon. He runs about 5 mornings a week and lifts weights 1 morning and rests 1 day a week. I've been very proud and impressed by his determination because he prefers to run outside, no matter what the weather is doing. He has been running despite this terrible winter we've had. CC has been doing well in school. And she's wearing "big girl underwear" everyday. She's very proud of herself and announces it to anyone who will listen. She got the flu in the beginning of February and she gave it to me, then Grace. So we've all been through it. That was a bad one. Grace is now reading quite well. She reads to us at night and we all love it. Grace is looking forward to warmer weather because she loves being outside, riding her bike, running around with her friends who live on our street or just dancing around the front yard. She always hears the music and feels the beat. The girls have discovered the unending joy of annoying one another. I hear, "did not" "did too" "did not" "did too". So I try to break it up by telling them not to aggravate each other. Last week they were sitting at the kitchen table eating their after school snack and they started arguing, back and forth, really irritating. Then CC puts her hands on her hips and turns to me with a frustrated look on her face and she says, "She's activating me!" I started laughing and never really recovered enough to let her know that wasn't the correct word. So now when someone is annoyed they yell, "Mom! She's activating me!" The girls love their little cousin who is 4 months now. They get so excited to see my sister because they know Lilly will be with her. They love to make silly faces at her to make her laugh. And she is quite the happy baby. We are looking forward to spring, working in the garden and riding our bike(s) (a tandem with a piggy back bike for grace and a trailer for CC) (about 25 feet of rolling thunder). I hope you are all happy and healthy. Take care and I'll try to update the blog more often, Rick.