I’m Going to Drive, Dad

Evie told me this morning, standing with her sweater on, crocs on, a skirt, and slightly too large sunglasses perched on her cute nose, “I’m going to drive, Dad, because I’m a big girl.”

She is getting big.  But I’m not going to pay that kind of insurance premium to let her drive.

Thankful Thursday: Evie Screaming Her Head Off

Little Miss Evie, Sat on her play mat
Singing and playing away
When along came a spider out from the mat
Caused Evie to scream as she ran away

Evie was cute, but highly frightened this morning by a spider.  Her childlike innocense is slowly going away as things like spiders scare her – something she learned from her sister – who learned spider and bug fear from her mother – whom I also love.  I’m trying really hard now to be thankful for the volume of work I have to do, I’m a bit overwhelmed, but I’m making progress as a run through the pile, and there’s nothing quite like dilligence to make the work problem go away (more or less).

Allergens

I got a call from a company doing a survey on corn syrup sweeteners.  Since three of the immediate members of my family are allergic to corn, not to mention my dad as well, we got to put our two cents in on the survey.  Furthermore, I just read this article about food coloring being banned in some foods in the UK (or at least a movement to do so).  Abby is allergic to food coloring and it had a VERY intense impact on her behavior.

Estes Park

We are in Estes Park, CO with Jessica’s father’s family. I have no computer, just my iPhone, which is how I am writing this. The place is beautiful, and elk abound. I have seen elk, mountain goat kids, blue jays, and today I saw two cayote sneaking up on a heard of elk. We’ve been enjoying our time, and the family went snow shoing and sledding today. I’ll have pictures up soon, I hope.