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"Look, I'm being a Mommy" - Emory to me as she's brushing doll's hair and chewing gum she just took out of the garbage can (albeit an empty can).

"Bummer Dude, Bummer" - Emory replying to something Caleb said.

"Nice." - Emory after falling off my bed and hitting her head on the footboard.

and that's all I can think of right now...I MUST get better at writing the funny things my kids say and do.
oh..one more thing. Today, at the park, it was just me and the kids..so I'm up on top of the 'fort' where there's a bench and a steering wheel. And I'm pretending I'm flying a rocket with the kids. Apparently, I made it a little too real, because when I screamed that we were about to run into the the sun and burn up, Caleb forgot we were just pretending and screamed and fell off the bench! Ha. Lare. i. ous.

April 3 and 80 Degrees

Springtime is beginning to grow on me (da da dum). As a kid growing up in MI, spring was my least favorite season. Probably because it was still too cold to do anything fun and the blooms didn't impress me back then like they do now. And my birthday is in spring too?! Anyways, now that I'm so mature and experienced :P, I'm finding spring much more pleasurable. Lynchburg has tons of blooming trees and bushes, and it all starts so much earlier than in the north. So, this spring fever took me and the kids to Lynchburg Grows this morning. The first Saturday of the month is an open house and the kids and I had an awesome tour guide, Derek, who showed us the ins and outs of this non-profit farm in the middle of the city (right next to the city stadium and the humane society). The kids enjoyed feeding the fish in the hydropolic (sp?) tanks that they have to use the fish poop water for the plants. They also have chickens, roosters, a turkey, and a goat. I'm on the hunt for some baby bunnies/chicks/ducks to play with. I just now gotten a "lead" - at the Tractor Supply Store..We'll be visiting this place soon.
We bought some fresh free-range eggs that are currently baking in a lemon cheesecake that I'm taking to my mother-in-law's house tomorrow for Easter. I also bought a big bag of arugula lettuce.
Then we went to the Farmer's market and got some Mennonite bread and some more veggies. Maybe this can counteract the bucket of Easter junk food and candy the kids have already gotten and will be adding to tomorrow?
Is it bedtime yet? Currently in the Hill house: Kids are watching a movie, were just in a 'time-out' (don't get me started), I'm baking/vegging out and Leon is out watching the final March Madness basketball games.

Until next time, Happy Easter everyone (ok, you two).
HE is RISEN!!