Ahhhh . . .

Just look at this picture for just a moment. Now, don't you feel better? What a beautiful day! I guess you have gathered by now the winter weather is wearing thin with me. But all this enduring of the cold will make me all the more grateful when the warm weather finally arrives. right? I keep telling myself this anyway.
I've been contacted by the blogger police to "Post something already!" "With the characters you live with, there must be something to post." That's a compliment, right?
I'm new to facebook, thanks to the urging of some friends for me to join. Mike has been on there for a while and likes. it. I find it fascinating, weird, and incredibly addicting. Just what I need in my life. Now my hubby wants me to set him up on facebook. I'm working on that.
Zach has been going on some really neat trips with his class. Recently they went to the petland aquarium in town to learn about the different animals and how to care for them as pets. They go to the grocery store often to learn how to make a grocery list, how to shop that list, pay for their groceries. They plan big meals around the holidays and prepare for them. They are also going to some nice restaurants in town, Johnny Rockets, Islamorada. Here they learn manners, ordering their food, and managing their money. I think it's important that the skills he is taught at home are reinforced at school. Zach has an incredible staff of teachers at his school.
Mike is just going back to school after an almost 5 day winter break! He had some free time, and some work time. He is such a big help to his Dad. We really appreciate his hard work. I know Mike is learning that hard work is a big part of your life, especially for a man. He is seeing what it is to be the provider for a family. He knows what it is to work, and he doesn't complain about it. He looks at it as something to do. Just get it done and move on to the next thing.
And now, I'll be moving on to the next thing.