10/52 - Last of Winter

We returned from Arizona just in time for a snow storm here in the Gorge. By Sunday afternoon we had over a foot of new snow on the ground - a welcome sight for us after a long dry winter spell.

This is probably the last opportunity to play in the snow!

We've been teaching Anders our phone numbers, since it's a good thing for kids to know. It has taken a bit of repetition, but he can now rattle off my cellphone number - including area code - without even thinking too hard. We are now working on adding Corinne's number to his repertoire. (Things were easier when we were kids: only one phone number, and it only had 7-digits!)

Of course, turn about is fair play. Now he wants to teach us his phone number, which I think he made up on the spot: 19638-256-4344. Feel free to call it; it appears to be an international number somewhere in Syria.

Quote of the week from Anders:

"Never go hiking on Venus. Because above it has poisonous clouds."

One of the great things about preschool is that they can do giant, messy art projects at school and not make a giant mess at home. Case in point: 'gadget' painting.

By the end of the project, the shark outline disappeared entirely. But it's at preschool, so somebody else has to clean it up! Unless, of course, you are one of the parent helpers that day. Oh well.

- Mike, Corinne and Anders