A few days ago I found this amazing website called The Toymaker. Aside from being beautiful to look at, the site is filled with wonderful paper toys that you can download for free! You simply print, cut, fold and glue. We haven't done one yet but I have my eye on several, especially this Biplane.
Every week at school my son is given a list of focus words (aka spelling words). To practice, they have to use the words in a sentence. The teacher lets them make up their own sentences and the results are hilarious. Now, he makes a point of trying to come up with the something funny each time.
All winter long I miss my garden. A few years ago I planted two Sweet Autumn Clematis vines on either side of the steps leading down from our deck. This past summer they went wild. When they finally bloomed it was glorious. I can't wait to see them again.
My son was given a microscope for Christmas so we spent part of the afternoon playing mad scientists. We looked at celery, a leaf, a flower petal, bark and algae. When we ran out of premade slides he came up with some specimens of his own-fuzz, a strand of hair and a pair of plaid boxer shorts. 
Lately, in the blog world, it seems that everyone is posting about macaroons-making them, buying them, eating them. I had never tried one before so when I came across them at the bakery the other day I decided to buy one of each flavor just to see what all the fuss is about. They really are quite tasty. The lemon ginger was my favorite. Next up are the ice cream filled macaroons at the previously mentioned Jeni's. Yum.
Mummies may not be the first thing that comes to mind on Valentine's Day. Nevertheless, that's whom I had a date with today. With my three males in tow, we went to the museum to learn about coffins, linen wraps and the surgical removal of internal organs (There are two other types of removal but I'll spare you the disgusting details. Needless to say, my son was fascinated.) Other highlights included trying on these amazing helmets that looked like Egyptian gods and having our picture taken in front of a phony backdrop of the pyramids as well as having our names typed out in hieroglyphics. You can see mine at the top. Afterward we stopped to see my favorite piece-a gorgeous glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly. All in all, a wonderful day. 
We go to Whole Foods Market quite a lot. Our first stop when we step inside is the fresh cut flowers. Right now they have an amazing display of tulips. As we were ooohing and aaahing over the paper wrapped bundles of snowy white tulips, my son found one that had a single pink tulip in the middle. "That one is awesome!" he told me. So we picked it up and brought it home to grace our dining room table. They really do look awesome.
P.S. I can't wait for spring.
My Little Red Hen notecard was featured Monday on an adorable blog called Cutable. You can check out the post 
