Lessons learned

5 in 5

It is my goal this week to post 5 days IN A ROW! It is a lofty ambition... I know.... but I'm going to give it the ole college try.

"So with the Hurricane and all"....seems like most conversations around here start this way or with this phrase "When did you get power" Then you both have to figure out how many days each person was without..... The person with the most days without gets the pity look and you move on......

but moving on.... Now that we've all showered, changed clothes and put away the generators most people are looking back and finding the silver lining from the storm. Our silver lining comes from a lot of time spent with the kids and the lessons they learned.

Here is the short list:

Lesson #1 Trent can now tie his shoes independently. David spent some undivided time helping him master the art.

Lesson #2 Kaylee learned how to make doubles in crocheting.... She can turn and come back also. Granny would have been so proud. We uttered that statement more than a few times.

Lesson #3 Zane can also crochet doubles and can make a granny square with little assitance.

Lesson #4 Trent learned to chain.... His new shoe tying success spured him on to try other string related projects.

Lesson #5 I have almost finished Ty's quilt. I took all the necessary fabric, borrowed a sewing machine from Jerilyn and as soon as it was lights out I started sewing. It will only take a little more and I"ll have it complete. (Hopefully I'll get to it before the next Hurricane)

Lesson #6 Miracles do happen and a two car garage can actually hold 2 cars.

Lesson #7 All No-Carb diets are OFF and bread is the mainstay of Hurricane victims

Lesson #8 The Ice-Cream Man makes rounds in-between curfew hours.(Sonic however DOES abide by curfew hours) Nana was outside when the truck pulled up and this was her view. She called inside for me to come out and see this. Look at all those bare-feet under the van.

Lesson #9 Ty can sleep anywhere