Hannah Stories
Nathan keeps a locked chest in his room with his weapons in it. Yesterday, Hannah came running downstairs ecstatically waving the combination lock in the air. "I cracked Nathan's combination!" she said gleefully. "Next day, I'm gonna crack it again!"
Apparently, she decided not to wait that long, because she broke in 3 more times that day, with 3 different combinations. It seems that if you turn the numbers enough,, you can randomly come up with the right 3-digit combination. My baby sister is a genius. (She's insanely proud of herself too.)
"Why did the Easter bunny bring us all this floss?" Hannah asked from behind me. I turned around to see what she was talking about and found her with a strand of Easter grass in her hand, trying to floss her teeth!
Happy Birthday, Mommy!
Thursday was Mommy's 38th birthday. (Hopefully I don't get in trouble for mentioning her age. Grown-ups are funny like that.) Daddy made her breakfast in bed, and we celebrated the next day with a birthday dinner and cheesecake.
Cabining in PA
We stayed at a rustic cabin at Promised Land State Park in PA for 3 nights. It drizzled most of the time, so we mostly hung out in the cabin round the woodstove. We played Monopoly, Hearts, and other board games, solved crosswords, colored pictures, played Mab Libs, told stories, read out loud, scared Nathan when he was in the bathroom, and ate. The biggest problem with sticking around the cabin was that we tended to want to snack all day. We did get in a few walks around the park, and they were beautiful. It was a lovely, relaxing vacation.
Kittens
Two weeks ago, four new little kittens were born! All of them are black. Unfortunately, one of them appears to have been the runt of the litter, From the start, he wasn't nursing and was weaker than all the rest. Nothing we did could induce him to nurse. He died around 36 hours after birth. We had a little funeral and buried him in the cemetery the boys built. Nathan wrote this poem about it:
The Kitten
The kitty was born weak and frail,
We thought for sure he'd not prevail,
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We tried to restore its strength,
We went to such great length,
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We hoped the kitty would live,
A chance is all we could give,
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But the next day,
The kitty passed away,
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We all hysterically cried,
But at least we had tried,
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We buried the kitty without delay,
We'll remember him to the end of our day.
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Visit from the Grandparents
Grandpa and Grandma Nisly came to stay with us for almost a week. Unfortunately, Daddy was away on a business trip for the first two days of their visit. However, we had a great time while they were here and were sorry when they had to leave.Happy Birthday, Hannah!
While they were here, Hannah had her 4th birthday. She very much enjoyed being the center of attention, though by the time we celebrated in the evening, she was tired and grumpy. She threw a huge fit because Mommy had baked a chocolate cake even though Hannah insisted she wanted a white one. (She had chosen chocolate a few days earlier.) However, when the cake was served, she ate just as heartily as usual, so chocolate can't have been that bad.
I think one of Hannah's favorite presents is a water bottle with her name andrainbow swirlies on it. It also has a no-spill top so she can drink out of it. She has enjoyed taking that on every outing with her and having water of her very own.
~Megan~
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