Track Out

I feel like I need to play catch up as a lot has happened in March. Paige was tracked out from school for 3 weeks, but Alex still had preschool 3 mornings a week, which gave Paige and I some alone time too. We were able to do some fun activities, especially when the weather cooperated. We went to the park and did a lot of bike and scooter riding. Paige had a sleepover, and playdates with some of her friends. The kids had a sleepover at Mama and Papa Heller's house one night and we enjoyed a Saturday afternoon at the Nahunta Fire Department Pig Pickin where my Cousin Davie is a firefighter. We also went on a trail ride with one of Paige's friends from school and her family. Alex and I rode together on our horse named The Colonel and Paige and her friend Amanda rode together on a horse named Red. That was probably Paige's favorite event during track out.

Unfortunately it wasn't all fun and games. I was really sick with a nasty, every symptom you can get virus for about a week, then Alex got a cold, now I think he has my nasty virus with a fever that doesn't want to leave. I guess I mistakenly thought that once Spring arrived, all illnesses would depart with Winter.

We had some sad news in February that Dave's Grandma Manley had passed away. She would have been 95 years old on February 15. Last week Dave drove up to NY and spent a week helping his Dad clean out his Grandmother's house in Oneonta, NY, which was not an easy task. I have to admit I was a bit nervous about what he would be bringing back with him, but some of things were quite nice and even fun. For instance, he found a huge box of his old legos that kids have been enjoying as well as some items of historical value, like his Great Grandfather's World War 1 helmet and a big, heavy, old brass antique cash register that his Grandpa Manley used in his store way back when. I have no idea what we will do with some of these things, but they are really neat pieces and I enjoy learning about Dave's family history.