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Peter is reading a bedtime story for the kids – and he’s singing the whole thing. They are all laughing hysterically.

As Brian was napping, Marie tucked his Lullaby Peter Rabbit and his Beanie Whale under his arm to snuggle with. So sweet.

Hey Uncle Billy,
Did you know that Marie named her minisapiens Teacup?

Today was the big day, Marie graduated from preschool! They had a nice program where they sang some songs and then came up one by one to receive their diplomas. Then we went to their classrooms to pick up goodies and see the teachers, and then to the fellowship hall for cake and lemonade. We took video of the whole thing and maybe will be able to share snippets later. And, below is Marie’s diploma!

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(click to enlarge)

The second grace Brian said at dinner tonight went something like this:
Dear God,
Thank you for making blue because I love blue. I really really love blue in all the colors. You’re welcome. Amen.

Brian and I found a moth in the mulch next to the sidewalk going into church this morning. It was barely fluttering, so we got a box top and gently put it in there. Then we brought it down to the preschool to see if they wanted the kids to look at it. They all asked Brian where we found it, and he was so proud to tell the story, and made sure we took it to Marie’s class for her to see, too. The kids (and the teachers) were impressed. It was bigger than my hand and really pretty. I was impressed, too! We made the rounds of the 5 classes and then brought it outside and left it where we found it.
The teachers thought it was a luna moth, but it was brown not green, and it didn’t have long tails on its wings so I think it’s a polyphemus moth. “Look here”:http://whatsthatbug.com/saturnid_moths.html for a picture.

I’m sitting her, minding my own business, checking my email. Marie is putting rolls of tape on an origami frog in preparation for sticking it in my hair as a decoration. Maybe I’ll wear it to choir tonight.

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Marie drew this as a present for me. It’s her with an Easter basket, and there are more Easter eggs hidden in the grass. The detail is amazing.

The back of the photo had a bunch of black scribbles, with a red circle and slash through it. It says “NODrK” which was her attempt to spell “Not Dark”. The circle-with-slash is pretty universal, I guess.

Thanks Marie for my valentine:
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This is what Valentine’s day is all about 🙂

Today on the way home from preschool, Marie asked me about mummies. I told her that a long time ago, people used to wrap up people in pieces of cloth after they died. She said, but Scooby Doo has mummies that are alive. Oh, right. So I told her that some people made up stories about mummies coming to life so that they would have a good scary monster, but that it was just made up. Yeah, she said, because now when people die you put them in a cough drop.