After the bright sunshine and warm temperatures of yesterday today's chilly rain feels especially dreary. We had more snow this year than we have in a decade, but both Timmy and I were hoping for a whopper of a storm. Unfortunately, it seems that we are on a warming trend. So instead of lamenting our absent snow, we are looking forward to planting peach trees and blueberry bushes. At this point, bring on the sunshine!
I've enjoyed having Timmy's classroom in a separate part of the house. It allows me more freedom throughout the day to move things around, make noise and basically exist without the fear of ending up on camera. I do miss hearing his responses though. Yesterday I was upstairs while Timmy was in a map lesson. I heard his teacher ask him where he lived in West Virginia. Timmy responded- "I live in the part of West Virginia where they have high speed internet and I don't have to marry my cousin." I do think I will miss overhearing his "Timmyisms" throughout the day, but the separation is definitely best for all of us.
Yesterday Robby received some disappointing news. He applied to travel to Normandy with the National World War II Museum's Normandy Academy. He has had this set as a goal for the past three years and has worked to curate his resume towards this opportunity. Unfortunately, he learned that he was not accepted this year.
After wallowing in disappointment for a few hours, Robby called me. He admitted to being bummed but vowed to submit an even stronger application next year. I'm so proud of him!
