Every good and perfect gift is from above...James 1:17

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Ice Ice Baby

 The inclement weather hit, and, not surprisingly, Texas froze like a deer in headlights. Both literally and figuratively. The city of Fort Worth was shut down for two days. 
No, that boy is not wearing shoes.
Daisy is in a winter coat, hat, gloves, and snow boots. Eli is in t-shirt and shorts, with no shoes.
It's a shame that Chuey hates her coats, because they are so cute.
We tried 'sledding' down the driveway.
The Daiser took a running start like she was sliding into home base, but she just stuck there.
We did a little baking and lots of tv watching and screen surfing.
Chuey was living her best life because I was mostly on the couch or the bed and she got to sleep on my lap the entire time.
We were iced in for two days. On Monday Abe went back to work but school was out until Thursday. The roads were OK in the afternoon so James came over.
Daisy's friend Marley and Anna also came as soon as James left. They did the no speak/no hear/no see task when making brownies.
The girls stayed the night. As soon as they left James came back. My sweet little introvert earnestly asked how Daisy's social battery was not depleted. Eli was baffled when I said it was just getting charged to full capacity. 
[January 24-28]

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Shhh, It's Eli's Birthday

This guy does not like anyone to know it's his birthday. It's like, was he switched at birth?

MLK Day was Monday before his big day. Instead of having a party, we went out to eat all day. Breakfast a McDonald's,
followed up with Chick-fil-A for lunch.
For dinner we went to La Playa Maya with Grannie.
The actual day was like a secret mission for the birthday boy. He went the whole day without anyone other than family knowing it was his special day. And that's exactly how he wanted it. 
He had a fun surprise with a knock on the door bringing warm cookies from Tiff's Treats sent by Aunt Gaea.
Birthday cake of fresh cookies a la mode with hot fudge sauce.
This boy is uniquely Eli and he is loved so much.
[January 21]