back to routine, long january days
it was a bit rough transitioning back to school last week. having to get up at 6:30/7:00am in the dark is not fun, but the days are slowly getting brighter now, so that will help. january is my least favorite month of the year, so i'm always looking for ways to make it more enjoyable or at least move it along faster. one thing i do for fun is cleaning out all of our closets and drawers (yes, this is fun for me) :) it feels so good to get rid of long expired medicines, pantry food, clothes i no longer wear, clothes the kids have outgrown, etc. the weather has also been super mild and dry, so no complaints there. last tuesday ashford was back to piano lessons. i've been so impressed with how he's taken to piano. he practices multiple times a day (without me asking), and he's looked up how to play parts of songs and taught himself. his teacher is great too and also seems impressed by ashford's natural aptitude for playing. wednesday after school the kids and i dro...
