It's been an exciting few weeks here. The month started with an enormous win!! Fiona won the lottery and got into Baxter Academy! What a sigh of relief! She will be going to high school next year, after being homeschooled for 5 years. Yikes! We had fallen in love with this amazing charter school on the tour, but didn't want to get too attached to the idea of going there due to the fact that it was a lottery. Yay! Life lesson. Sometimes all you have to do is show up and you win.
Scott also had a great victory!!! He has been training hard for Crash B's (an indoor rowing competition) for months now, and it paid off! Yesterday he came in second place in his age category! This is a big deal!
More winnings?? O.K. Fiona entered four pieces into an art contest, and three of them won medals! One gold and two silver! This Friday we head to her art opening, where all winning works from students around the state of Maine from 8th grade to senior, will have their work on display at the Maine College of Art.
February break was a blast. Cate and Cathy joined Ellie for two nights over the school vacation, making for a fun filled adventure. The kids enjoyed the freedom of walking the streets of Portland WITHOUT any adult supervision!!! And we enjoyed walking the streets WITHOUT any kids dragging us down! It was tough saying goodbye to Ellie after six nights, but my sister wanted her back, and I understand. Poor Meagan. We were having February vacation fun while she was sitting through huge lectures about lab equipment, and moving in large groups around a massive convention center in Florida.
I am relieved to hear some of the birds returning... A sign that no, winter doesn't actually go on forever.
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| Fiona and I treated ourselves to a luxurious foot soak and massage! |
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| Did I mention the herbal tea and super comfy chairs? |
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| We stayed with my parents for the night before Scott's competition (in Boston). |
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| Games are a big deal with all of us...and much better played by the fire in their living room. |
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| Up with the sun to get to Boston in time! |
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| It's a pretty big deal. |
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| About to start! |
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| Fiona in the stands taking pictures! |
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| Ethan, mentally cheering. |
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| Winners podium! |
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| He's 13!!! |
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| Gammy and Gampy got him is own tool bag, full of great tools! |
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| Remember "Operation"? |
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| The buzz still scares the poop out of me. |
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| Out on a "warm" day. |
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| Fiona and Ellie reading, Ethan and Cate playing "Life". Ahhh. Peace. |
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| Good old cousin time. |
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| We went to Caravan Beads to make some earrings. |
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| More games...This time with Beckett and his little brother Locklan. |
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| View from the top floor of the Map Museum (just down the street). |
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| This lovely lady drew Fiona's winning lottery number (94)! |
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| Here she is awaiting the news. |
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| Her new school! (and consequently Ethan is automatically in as a sibling) |
