{Virtual Coffee}

Hello there my coffee-drinking friends.
Good morning.
Happy Tuesday and happy 70* weather here today.

Pull up a chair, plop yourself down on the floor, get comfy on the couch or if you're at work,
take a quick break and have coffee with me this morning.
It is a beautiful morning and I am having my coffee out on the front porch.
Let me repeat that, I am having my coffee this morning OUT ON THE PORCH.
Pure bliss I tell ya.
It might take a little extra coffee today though...as Charlotte was up a bunch in the night and
I had to make a grocery store run for medicine at 4:00 a.m.

{old pic, we don't have leaves quite yet here}

So, if we were really meeting for coffee this morning....

I would tell ya that somehow I thought that Wyatt's sickness wouldn't spread to the rest of the
family but now Charlotte has it.
She started feeling bad Sunday night, just like he did a week ago Sunday.
So, she stayed home from school and hopefully this will not last too long or be any worse
than he had it.
Every single time one of my kids is sick I am reminded how grateful I am that I am able to stay
home with them and not have to stress over missing work, who will watch them, etc.
One day that will change so I really appreciate it right now, so much.
I am also reminded how my heart aches for parents of seriously ill children because I know
how I worry when it is just little minor things like the flu and viruses and ear infections.

Daylight Savings Time.
I had no idea it was even coming up until my mom told me the day before, ha.
Oh, but I do love me some DST.
Last night it was light out until almost 7:30 and it is still light out when Eric gets home from work.
I could care less about losing an hour of sleep because I love the extra hour of daylight so much.

And speaking of day light and sun, we had a beautiful sunny weekend.
It was in the 60's and sunny and the kids got to play outside more in just one weekend then
they had in so long. We are so ready for playing outside, working outside and fresh air.
Have I told you lately how happy sunlight and fresh air makes me?!

Sunday was my niece's 1st Birthday.
We spent Saturday at my parent's while my mom and my niece made all of the delicious
cupcakes, cake pops and treats for the party.
The kids got cousin-time on Saturday and Sunday, they were so happy.
I love seeing them all play together.

I plan to get back at the house again this week now that the playroom is pretty much finished
for now. I need to clean, scrub, spray paint, hang things and start working out in the yard.
I think I am ready for some serious Spring Cleaning.
How about you, do you actually do Spring Cleaning?
Oh, and speaking of hanging things...one of our maps got hung over the weekend.
I like it.
The other map is actually my favorite and that one is going somewhere on the main floor, I just
need to decide where.

If we were really meeting for coffee this morning I would have to tell you how it has now been
a whole 20 days since I have had a pop. Remember how I gave it up for lent?
Yep, still haven't had one...guess I am just half-way there now(is that all?).
To tell you the truth it hasn't been quite as bad as I thought it might be but over the weekend
we were out running around and my throat was a little sore and I could not stop thinking
about how good a fountain drink would have been right then...but I got over it.


So tell me what is going on with you...how's the weather where you are...do you have a
Spring Break coming up...are you going anywhere?
Hope you all have a great day, thanks for stopping by for coffee.