Week 13: A catch-up week

Every now and then we get to a spot where the to-do list isn't quite as never-ending. Last week began a short lull between earlier March events and the inevitable rush to the end of school that will start after spring break. Frank and I were able to see Captain Marvel, and since there was little on television, we decided to start watching the Marvel movies in order in anticipation of Avengers: Endgame next month. I'm not sure we'll get through them all, but since we already had Captain America and Iron Man we decided to start anyway.

We hung up the Harry Potter puzzle in the living room by our new desk. Zach started with Boy Scout meetings and the lengthy requirements for merit badges. The workbook we printed out for First Aid was 14 pages! At Gabe's cub scout meeting last week they made "silver turtles," hamburger and veggies wrapped in foil and cooked over the fire. Gabe's got a bit overdone because he put very little in it. Zach, on the other hand, is turning into a meat-and-potatoes guy and was happy to make a second dinner.

Charlotte got her third costume for her dance recital. She also wanted me to record a "youtube" video of her detailing how she unloads the dishwasher and puts the Ikea dishes in rainbow order. You just can't make this stuff up. Saturday we had one beautiful warm sunny day. It was actually a little too warm for me to sit out in jeans, but we did a bit of this and that during the afternoon. I pruned some branches off the tree, the kids did scooters, chalk, and washed some of the front windows. Charlotte was happy to wash the porch railing and anything else that looked dirty. We woke up this morning to colder temps, rain, and even a bit of snow coming down, but I'm hoping it doesn't last long.