Somehow....

Wednesday has rolled around again. I was just saying to Kevin that the days and weeks are going by fast enough, but I don't seem to be getting any closer to the end of the school year...... how is that possible?

I wanted to quickly add in this picture of Madison at the last swim meet, not because it is a great picture but so that the swimmers in my life can look at her cap. It is so very different from the ones we usually have seen. It is Japanese style- it's mesh, and they come with all different fun prints on the sides and varied colors. You can't seem to get them anywhere but Japan. Maddie and Ellie each got one as a gift from Coco's swim team. At first glance they look a little like something a lunch lady would wear.... Maddie is all into wearing hers since she is in the "big girl" lane now and they all seem to wear them.

I wanted to take the time to throw in a few recent pictures.

This is a tree that is next to our house. Its called a "flame tree" (Kevin seems to think it is a native of Madagascar- Mr Info-man all of a sudden). Most of the year it looks like it is about to die. Recently its been looking like this:

Not bad for a tree coming back from a near-death experience.....

Another photo......

Ellie and Jonathan.

Its nice having him next door. Anytime that she is not at school, doing homework, swimming or sleeping- Ellie is climbing up on our dryer to look at Jonathan's driveway to see if his car is there. She really looks forward to her time with him, and I am pretty sure he is liking playing with Ellie too- when our doorbell rings its guaranteed to be Jonathan. Madison is usually out there with them running around.....I am glad she doesn't feel too old to play with them. Its unfortunate but Jonathan and his family are moving in May .

Good thing June will be just around the corner from his leaving- I know we will be looking forward to going home to Canada by then and maybe she won't miss him so much.......maybe.