{Day 91} Practicing her serve

{Day 90} Making a suncatcher

Madalyn got these suncatchers for her birthday.  I remember making ones when I was her age!

{Day 89} The Yellow River

We have not had a lot of rain this spring.  Not that I am complaining.  I am so over rain.  BUT.  Some rain to wash the pollen away would be lovely.  Unfortunately.  All this rain did was to smudge up everything.  It's all rather nasty.  (This is the "puddle" that accumulates in my driveway)

{Day 88} Dogwood tree

Our dogwood tree is dying.  Only the lower half has any leaves on it.  It did bloom.  But I wonder how much longer that will last.  What I love about this tree is the holes in it.  Which appear to be havens for lots of birds during the day.  Naturally they all got camera shy when I try and capture their comings and goings.

{Day 87} Let's sing Happy Birthday

The celebrations for Madalyn's birthday continues.  We went to Red Robin for dinner.  Where Madalyn pointed told our server that she was celebrating her birthday.  And that she wanted a Sunday.  And for them to sing to her.  Except when they came.  I am not sure if she was embarrassed.  Or embarrassed for them.

{Day 86} Rock Climbing party

Happy 9th Birthday, Madalyn!

{Day 85} Madalyn's birthday - in her new room

{Day 84} Blue Iris

{Day 83} Wisteria bud

Lots of people think they are weeds.  But I just love them.  I have a plant that winds around my deck.  Last year it grew, but never bloomed.  This year I have these buds.  But no blooms yet.  Even though they are choking all the trees in everyone else's yard.  I wonder if we will move beyond these pods??

{Day 82} Another Iris bud

{Day 81} Book Signing with Erin Hunter

One of Katie's favorite book series is Warriors by Erin Hunter.  So you can imagine she was quite insistent that we go to the book signing.  What a thrill for her to meet one of her favorite authors.

{Day 80} Profile in concentration

{Day 79} An Atlanta institution: The Varsity

{Day 78} scientific name: red flower

I got these pretty flowers for a container at our front door.  But I cannot recall what they are.  They kinda look like carnations.  But not.

{Day 77} Visit to the Coke Museum

{Day 76} Rain drops

{Day 75} Red Verbena

{Day 74} Pink Verbena

{Day 73} Happy Easter!

{Day 72} Planting flowers

We managed to get enough flowers for one section of our front bed.  But there are several more sections.  And several more days of gardening ahead...

{Day 71} Annual visit to the Pediatrician

{Day 70} As lovely as a...tree

{Day 69} Daisy? Zinnia? Orange Flower?

We planted these beauties in the island at the top of our driveway.  Right in front of the Irises.

{Day 68} Product 19

Neither of the girls ever eats cereal.  I mean never.  And then somehow.  Madalyn was possessed.  And decided to try MY cereal.  Mine.  Mine.  Mine.  Naturally.  She loves it.  It's like manna from heaven.  She likes it for breakfast.  Maybe even two bowls.  She has it for second breakfast.  An afternoon snack.  Dessert.  All the while referring to it as HER cereal.

{day 67} Ella

{Day 66} Mac and Cheese

I think I might need to do another recipe post.

{Day 65} The watcher

{Day 64} Keeping a journal

{Day 63} Japanese Maple

Every winter I am quite convinced that my Japanese Maple has died.  And then in the Spring.  I am always surprised to see that it is fully leafed.  It kinda sneaks up on you.

{Day 62} Iris in bloom

{Day 61} Buzzzzz

{Day 60} Cookie or Cat?

I don't even want to talk about why I still have undelivered cookies at my house.

{Day 59} Down the hill

{Day 58} Iris bud

{Day 57} What is it?

This is growing in my backyard.  I have no idea what it is.  If it's a weed.  Or something lovely.  Or maybe even dangerous.  I just thought it looked interesting.

{Day 56} More Forsythia

{Day 55} Happy St. Patrick's Day

It's wear green day at school.  And the class with the most green items gets a party.  So...Madalyn loaded up on the green.  Even wearing a lap blanket.  And a green pen behind her ears.

{Day 54} It's all a-bloom

{Day 53} Beware the Ides of March

Beware!  Or celebrate as the case may be.  It was for us 14 years ago.  So, to celebrate our anniversary, we went out to dinner at Ted's.  And then hung out at Barnes and Noble.  All sans children.  It was a glorious day!

{Day 52} Happy Pi Day

It's Pi day...Katie's favorite day of the year.  So.  Naturally.  We made pie.  With strawberries making the pi symbol.  We even had pie for dinner.  Egg pie.  Yum.

{Day 51} First Spring Tennis Match

{Day 50} La Madeleine

Somehow Katie and I have become addicted to expensive sandwich shops.  First Panera.  And now La Madeleine.  This is my yummy lunch: a chicken parisien sandwich.

{Day 49} Lunch with Madalyn

Madalyn is constantly begging me to come and have lunch with her at school.  We get to sit at a special table.  She can invite a friend.  And when the rest of the kids get too loud and have to be quiet, we can keep talking.  But I think the whole reason she likes me to come is that I always give her ice cream money.

{Day 48} Time to donate

I just love it when I have donations...and the company comes to pick them up from me.

{Day 47} Chocolate parfait

{Day 46} Hawk Circling

{Day 45} Ella

{Day 44} I might need wrist surgery

After looking at Madalyn's nightstand, I thought I'd show you the books on mine.  I am reading "World Without End" now.  But I am thinking that my wrists will need a break before I start "Under the Dome."

{Day 43} On Madalyn's nightstand

After reading that Barnes and Noble defines "Are you there God, It's me Margaret..." as "iffy" for anyone under 14, I got the book for Madalyn.  Who is 8.  She has really liked it.  Asked lots of questions.  (Like:  what are loafers?).  And has been full of lots of giggles.