Margaret???

The current disagreement (or probably one of several) in our house is Margaret or Maggie? Maggie has decided that she doesn't want to be Maggie anymore, she wants to be Margaret. She went so far as to learn how to spell it and start putting it on all of her papers at school this week. I told her I'm her Mom, so I get to decide what I'm going to call her and for now I'm not willing to let go of Maggie....I always assumed someday she might decide she was too grown up to be Maggie....I just didn't ever guess it would be at 4 and a half :) Hopefully it's just a phase!

This week has been busy as usual. Gracie and I have both been fighting a little bit of the crud that's going around, but thankfully we seem to be recovering.

 

Gracie has been making some interesting fashion choices this week :)

"Reagan, Do you like my outfit? HELLO....Do you hear me??"

She found this hat in Maggie's room and she's been
wearing it all week (usually backwards or sideways).

My group of kids at church this month is doing science experiments, so
Maggie and I have been practicing them at home. She used most of a bottle of
vinegar this week making things "explode".

Thursday night the boys basketball team came to help me fill backpacks. Maggie
was the self appointed manager of the project and Carly was her deputy. She made
sure all the boys knew to ask her if they had any questions :)

Good night girls!

We made a quick trip to Omaha Friday for swim lessons. Poor Elsie!

Yesterday it was in the 50's here. Maggie road her bike, took her
Gator to the mailbox and she and Arnie did some outside choirs.
Not bad for mid-January!

Gracie was a little worn out, so she and I mostly took it easy inside. Too
bad we missed the good weather (it's 10 degrees today), but hopefully she's
feeling better after a little rest. Notice, before she laid down on the couch she
put on her nice boots, gotta look good :)