MeMe Monday...

After-school treat at famous Mitchell's Ice Cream with MeMe!

Lucky Us! MeMe flew to Florida to be with her sisters this Tuesday...so we got to see her Monday afternoon and then deliver her to the airport . What a treat! While here MeMe got a glimpse into Daniel's first grade classroom. We were in charge of helping each student make a paper snowflake. Daniel did not know she was coming with me -- his surprised face was priceless! We then picked up Jonathan and Tommy from Montessori -- it was Tommy's first day in the new toddler class. He seems at home already with Mrs. Donegan and Miss Barnes -- except for a minor screaming session upon my departure.
Jonathan is also continuing to do well in his class. Miss Sara reported in an email just today that he is "really blossoming":

"Jonathan has really been making strides, and we can see such a difference in him...He is so much more verbal, and willingly verbal- it was so cute at sharing time, because when he was explaining who everyone was in your family photo, it went something like "This is me, and this is my big brother Daniel, and this is my little brother Tommy, who now goes here to our school...." it was so cute! This little mini-adult sort of speech!"

Back at home, MeMe also got a glimpse into what life is like with three boys 7 and under couped up in a not-so-big house in the heart of a frigid Ohio winter. (It is negative 12 as I write this!) Bouncing off of the walls is NOT an overstatement! Growing up in a three-girl sorority house is a different planet from our three-boy fraternity house! Loud, busy, high energy. Always. Oh - and throw in a 6-month old at-times hyper pup named Annie - who I dubbed this week our "Toddler In Fur"! When I told Mom that I was considering joining a local indoor rec center as an outlet for this "electricity", she fully endorsed the idea. I think her head is still spinning!
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