Mush Brain Quick Takes

It's been quiet on my home front this week. Sorry about that. I haven't really an excuse except I've been figuring out my balance between caring for my children, myself, my house and my marriage and by the time I sit down at the computer my brain is mush.

I have mush brain.

So the quickest of quick takes...

1. My Valentine's Day was just as quiet as I expected. It was lovely. We had donuts and hot chocolate for breakfast, complete with tulips (I always get tulips for Valentine's Day and yet somehow they always surprise me.) Otherwise we hung out. After dinner we watched Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on TV. It was the first time C had been introduced to a Harry Potter movie. He liked what he saw. There's a lot of animals in it I can say that for a fact.

My girl Valentine

My boy Valentine

2. Did you hear about Oklahoma? Banning AP US History? If I am being honest history without the word "art" or "theater" in front of it bores me to tears but I don't think banning it for an entire state worth of students is fair, honest or healthy.

I'd like to say you're doing fine Oklahoma but... let's figure that out.

3. I've always had a good memory but I am incredibly impressed that C apparently has one as well. It astounds me what he remembers. Yesterday he asked to sing "5 Green Speckled Frogs" and I didn't understand so he just started singing and he knew all the words. And the tune. We haven't been to music class since October and it's not a major song in our repertoire. He amazes me daily.

4. I guess yesterday was just a big day in C's world. He has been able to tell me when he doesn't want something for a very long time. But usually when asked "what do you want?" he comes back with something from the not going to happen category. (A cookie, cupcake or special treat.) Yesterday when I was making his peanut butter sandwich he told me "No sandwich. I want peanut butter crackers." Well okay then. Our lunches usually consist of me putting peanut butter on a vessel so switching up the vessel was just fine with me. Communication is a beautiful thing.

5. I'm going to let you in on a secret, until I had kids I never really liked Eric Carle. Now we are deep into the Eric Carle world and I'm okay with that. But I still don't have to do Thomas the Tank Engine or Dr. Suess (With the exception of Green Eggs and Ham.)

Did you know there's a Very Hungry Caterpillar Netflix movie? There is. And it's very calm and nice.

6. Hey. Did you know Lent started? I wasn't sure but luckily the blog world helped me remember.

7. That was sarcasm. Happy first weekend of Lent everyone.