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<\/a>I took the kids out for a walk\n and we had fun jumping in puddles. Eve gets excited to go
\n outside just so we can find some puddles :) We went up to check
\n on the fire hydrant, of course, and found a newly filled pot
\n hole. That’s when things go interesting. It never occurred to
\n me that the tar\/gravel stuff they fill pot holes with might not
\n be dry and hardened. It is right next to a water drain grate
\n that the kids like to throw gravel into (according to the
\n neighbor there, ALL kids like to throw gravel down there :) ).
\n So the kids went over to play and Lex tried to pick up some
\n dark black gravel… and ended up with a handful of tar\/gravel
\n gunk! Blech! We walked home with me holding his arm so he
\n didn’t touch anything (like his eyes or mouth!) and dragging
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<\/a>Eve along. Clean up was\n interesting. We ended up with tar on both of their jackets,
\n their pants, all over his hands, and of course all over my
\n hands from cleaning him up. He did a lot of fidgeting while I
\n was cleaning him up and at one point I said something like,
\n “I’m sorry Lex, I know this isn’t fun, but we have to get you
\n cleaned up.” He said, “why is it not fun?” I said, “umm… I
\n don’t know. Are you having fun?” and he said “Yeah!!” I guess I
\n was too quick to judge :) It was certainly a new experience for
\n all of us! After several times through the wash, some olive oil
\n (thanks to a Google search) and some “Oops” thanks to Alan’s
\n good memory, we finally got their jackets mostly cleaned. I
\n think I learned an important lesson about road work today! Alan
\n took them back out this afternoon while I prepared for
\n tomorrow’s Pampered Chef show (my first since December! I’m
\n nervous like a newbie again!) I think we all enjoyed the day
\n (mostly) and are looking forward to another warm one
\n tomorrow… and many more, soon!!<\/p>\n
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I have faith that we may eventually see spring. Yay!!! Today was sunny and in the 50s. Alan even opened the windows and took the insulation covers off the upstairs windows (we’ve had no natural light upstairs for a few … Continue reading