Amanda was very interested in helping put away all the ornaments from our Christmas tree, and she was actually a big help, rather than a hindrance. We also took down the stockings, the wreaths, the Nativity scene... When we finished moving the Christmas tree out of the house, Amanda looked and said sadly, "Christmas is really all gone!" She was pleased to learn that it would come back next year.
Yesterday afternoon the whole family went to the NC state fair. We had a good enough time that I think we are going back next year, although perhaps we will leave Luke at home with a sitter. We went right after Eleanor's school. Michael picked up Eleanor, I drove Luke and Amanda. Through an amazing bit of timing, we met in the parking lot and walked to the fair together, about a 10 minute walk (not bad at all, really). I had meant to get to the fair much earlier and see the parts that Eleanor and Michael claimed not to be interested in (the animals and crafts, mostly) but I was running a little late. Our area has been in a serious drought for the past few months, so I am not complaining that it rained (hard) on us as we were getting to the gate. But it does seem a bit hard that we planned to go to the fair on the one day in the past 3 months that we had a rainstorm. Fortunately, the rain was scattered, and the clouds soon moved off to water another area. We took the opportun...
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p.s. Thanks for the adorable Groundhog's Day card! :D