Slices of Life

I haven't done a 3 Things Thursday since November of 2023; I had hoped to make it a fairly regular thing but turns out coming up with 3 things to share about each of us at the same time is much harder than I thought. I also struggle with what to share about other family members now that the boys are all adults-- luckily mine don't seem to care all that much (unless it's photos and then they are quite vocal so I always check with them first).  Ian  1. Ian bought himself another piece of equipment for his business. It's fun watching him zip around in the skid steer to move snow piles around. I guess I should mention what his business is! He's started a hardscaping business. That means he does things like lay patios, build walk ways, build retaining walls, etc. Mostly working with block and stone. Sounds like he already has a couple of jobs lined up for the spring.  2. Speaking of plowing, since Ian's business is seasonal he has been picking up some winter jobs...

 Since yesterday was the 10th but I already had 2 posts for Tuesday I decided to combine Marsha's 10 on the 10th with Joyce's Hodgepodge Wednesday.   Marsha's prompt this month is going to be so easy for me! List 10 things you like about spring!! After our long cold, snowy winter I am SO SO ready for spring. Honestly the only thing I don't like about spring is that it tends to start out really muddy (with all that snow and ice melting) and the pollen can get real bad... but those are such small prices to pay for sunshine and warmth!  1. The clothes; No more winter jackets! I love walking around with just a sweater or sweatshirt. I think spring clothes are so much cuter and can not wait to wear them!   2. By middle to end of spring when the majority of our snow has melted it's time for me to break out my flip flops. I just LOVE flip flops. 3. Flowers start to bloom and trees start budding... our grass slowly turns green. I love seeing these renewed signs of life....

 *Originally posted March 7, 2017 when the boys were-- you guess it, 9, 11, & 12!   I enjoy writing these posts each year and seeing how our schedule and daily life changes from one year to the next. As my boys are getting older I notice that we are doing a lot more traditional schoolwork (per their request) and that lends itself pretty nicely to a more set schedule. Even on days we have a scheduled class or field trip planned we still tend to find a bit of time to sit down before leaving the house and getting some spelling, math and reading work accomplished. Today we were home the whole day and it went something like this: 6:15 my husband awakes and in the process wakes me up; it's unusual for him to be up first and we joke that his alarm clock was broken today. I creep into the hallway and shut all the boys' doors so they aren't woken up by the sound of my husband downstairs; Evan, however, is already up and heads downstairs for his hour of screen time. ...