Doldrums are here. And it has not even been a bad winter. But they are here. Mostly because of sickness, I would say. First oldest son had the sniffles, now I have them. It is nothing major, just enough to make me unhappy with winter.
Before the sniffles arrived, I got to go to another favorite antique mall with Jeff. I love antique malls! I did not find a single thing that needed to come home with me, but I enjoyed every single moment of the hunt. And, we did find a book for Grace that was on our list. I think we looked at every book in the mall, too. Oh, my eyes were almost crossed afterward! I ended up coming home and ordering the book I was looking for. Still a fun way to spend a cold afternoon.
For fun, we bought some Edison-style light bulbs on Amazon. I think they look really pretty. Sure, they were not totally necessary. They add a subtle bit of finish to a hanging light.
The picture of Trevor was taken for his Rural King loving grandpa. I found the orange sweatshirt on clearance when we went to get cat food last week and it was 10 degrees outside. I could spend a lot of time and money at Rural King. Grace likes to visit the live rabbits. I like to look at the chicken coops and dream about getting one for my cats. :)
Grace is the subject of the next picture below Trevor's. I loved how she brought her coloring book to a boys basketball game. She only went to listen to her brother in the pep band and get a treat. She is always keeping her hands busy, a good trait.
Finally, a big beautiful Red Tail Hawk visited us, or rather our bird feeder. He was so majestic! I enjoyed his take-off from the fence. He was so heavy that it appeared to be in slow-motion.
Tomorrow we will celebrate Jeff's 50th birthday. Grace is in the kitchen baking his cake. A big snow is predicted for tomorrow, too, just the worst present Jeff could want. We will have to work hard to make his evening special.
