a room with a view

As I was doing my Bible reading this morning I couldn’t help but be distracted by the moon God hung.
I slipped [literally] onto the icy deck to grab a few shots.
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Then, as I was working in the kitchen to make breakfast and pack lunch for co-op, I suddenly noticed some kind of ANIMALS up in the big tree straight back from the window.
I called out to John and ran to get binoculars.  We guessed it was a cat and a raccoon up in the tree, quarreling.  Once I had the binoculars it proved to be two very large raccoons.  The larger of the two teetered and tottered on very THIN branch. 
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They spent almost an hour sunning themselves out there as we took turns with the binoculars and went on to eat and continue to get ready for co-op. 
 

As if Chuck E. Cheese wasn’t enough fun…

how about playing outside in the dark until 8PM on March 7th?
Daddy tried to get a few shots of the “midnight” sandboxing.
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At least we had the baby properly dressed unlike last Monday.
What was last Monday?

Well, remember Marie almost biting her tongue off?

WELL – that day, after all the craziness settled, Marie took Johanna outside to play.  It was cold and I knew Marie would be riding her around in the motorized Power Wheels.

So I go Johanna ready with her hat, and mittens, and warm winter coat.  I even found her a helmet to wear when they went into the jeep.  And I promptly sent her outside to play.

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Without any shoes.

 

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Stewart said that he had seen she didn’t have any shoes.  I asked him why he didn’t think to come and tell me.  He had no answer.  Confused smile