Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Underneath that cherry blossom tree, oh yeah

Well, we made it back Sunday night!  Around 7:30 pm.  We left around 2:30 pm.  The drive is only three and a half to four hours....  We had to take a detour, missed an exit, and on and on.  It was so tiring, but Eliot was really good in the car.  Chris's mom was in town dropping his sister off at college, so she came over for a little bit.  Eliot was happy to see her and even cried on and on when she left.

Something is up with Eliot, though.  Either the car ride threw him off or he is teething or feeling sick because he has been so fussy and wants to be held all the time.  He doesn't want to eat much either.  He even took a two-hour nap, and he was a bit happier after the nap--until we went downstairs.  He doesn't seem warm, though, so I'm just hoping for a better day today.

The only time that he was happy was when we were playing outside.  I tried to take advantage of that....

Check out that hair in the back.  Totally a duck tail.
Our dogs are such barkers that they even bark at us.

When we got home Sunday, we saw that the cherry blossom tree had bloomed.  Finally.  All of the other trees around town boasted their flowers weeks ago.  And the tulips had popped up too.  We were certain that our tulips had been duds, but now we have some greenery poking up through the dirt.  I'm so relieved to have spring!

Our house looks great in the spring.  And in the snow.  Ah, it makes me not want to move.

We spent a bit of yesterday piecing the house back together from the trip when we could and also submitting final grades.  Today perhaps we will work on the yard.

2 comments:

  1. your house looks beautiful!
    Hope he didn't pick something up from the park. I'm wondering if Weston has something else going on too. He broke out in hives yesterday, and is still clingy and fussy for over a week now. Fevers gone though.

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    1. I'm glad to hear that Weston's fever is gone at least! With Eliot, sometimes I think it is teething (although he has always handled it really well). Sometimes I think he is bored. Sometimes I think he has just mastered the fake cry and knows it gets him attention. However, he is napping a lot more--in length and in frequency--and not eating much so I think SOMETHING is going on. I'll keep an eye out for hives!

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