Adverbity

Shaggy Scooby, in need of a hair cut, sits prettily in the living room, his eyes pleading deeply with me to make an appointment with the groomer.

The kids jump noisily on the trampoline, tirelessly working off the build-up of wintry months indoors and stagnant hours of school drudgery.

 In mid-air, S spins expertly with enviable nimbleness (nimbility?).

Scooby preens proudly post-clipping for the camera, with the shirtless wonder, J, our exhausted wonderkid.

Sadness on the porch ...

Our front window is a danger zone for lots of birds. They're attracted to it because they can see right through to the backyard and think it's a short-cut. Sadly, they crash head long into the glass, then are stunned and dazed, breathing on the window ledge until they feel well enough to try it again.  Until today, they've successfully shaken off the trauma and flown away, but this little guy wasn't so lucky.  We buried him in the field next door.

 

 RIP, yellow bird.

Hats Off!

S is in the drum line at high school, and part of their new uniform includes a baseball cap with an awesome design on the front.  He hasn't taken it off all day.  The competition is tomorrow ... fingers crossed!

High Fliers

When the phone rang I didn't imagine that we'd be 2000 feet in the air before the day was through, but that's exactly what happened. A friend with an airplane was coming to our local airport in a Cessna Skyline so we piled in the car and met him there. Other friends were staying with us (check out cutie C with S&J) and they came too. It was so gloriously sunny and clear, a perfect day for flying. We killed some time waiting for the plane to arrive, rolling around on the grass and climbing rocks.

Then we climbed into the little plane and put on the headphones. The engine roared, the plane shimmied, we lifted off ... !!  My stomach lurched, my head swam, then I totally got wrapped up in looking down and trying to identify the places I knew, and I completely forgot about barfing.  

 J loved it! 

The view of the city was amazing! Seeing the farms and creeks and schools from above was so interesting and thrilling. It all looked like a miniature play set, complete with cows and cars and other planes flying around us.  What a wonderful adventure!