Isn't everything so much better when the sun is shining?

I mean, really! Yesterday, it was a beautiful day. It was hard to believe that just a few days ago, we had 17 inches of snow. It was 60+ degrees yesterday. People were in t-shirts... there was a certain energy about everyone. It was exciting! I dropped Eddie off at school (he usually takes the bus)... the other Moms downright giddy about the gorgeous weather! I felt like I had more energy. We got a lot done before school. Kevin and Eddie got haircuts at our favorite barber shop in Quincy. After that we went to Marshall's in Braintree and got Eddie a pair of sneakers. Remember those cool Kangaroo sneakers (aka "Roos") from elementary school? The ones with the zippered pocket covered by a velcro flap? I remember thinking those were just the coolest things EVER when I sported them back in the 70's. I mean, you never know what you might need to keep in YOUR SHOES! You know, some coins, a key, the possibilities are endless. And remember those totally cool friendship pins? The ones made out of safety pins and beads? I loved those! I was always jealous of the girls whose entires shoes were covered with friendship pins thinking "Wow, they must have SO many friends"! Did it ever occur to me that they were probably making their own? Um, no! But anyway, I'm getting sidetracked...

My original plan was to find some for Kevin and Ryan but they didn't have anything in their sizes. OK, they did but I didn't like them. Eddie saw the Kangaroos (and after finding out they didn't have his size in the Spiderman sneakers), he just HAD to have them. According to Eddie, he can run even faster than before and jump REALLY high! And then he had to SHOW me his new abilities! At "any rate" (as Donny would say)... We dropped Eddie off at school which is always a novelty because there is a little playground that Kevin and Ryan like to play on. Kevin and Ryan love seeing the other kids and running around outside. Ryan tried to climb on the bus today as we were waiting for the kids to line up. I suppose they will be more than ready for school when the time comes. After Eddie got in the line up and his class walked inside... Kevin and Ryan played in the play area for a while and then we went to the Hollis Playground in Braintree. There was snow on the ground but it was still a beautiful day. There were some other kids there and they had a lot of fun. After that, we went to Shaw's to do some grocery shopping. I fed Kevin and Ryan lunch as we shopped which is a great way to keep them quiet... and when we got home, they went right in for their nap. That's what I call a great day!

I can't believe it's been two weeks since my last post. Over two weeks actually. I was going to write one big gigantic post but I figure I'll break it up into smaller, more digestible portions.... look for more posts to come! Happy reading!