Movie Snuggles

Yesterday I took Vivian with me to vote.  She got a lot of attention in her neon pink tulle skirt.  Prior to that experience we shared one of our daily conversations on a walk home from school, just the two of us.  When I told her our plans she inquired about voting.  She asked, "Does the one who gets the most votes become the boss of the whole world?"  I told Vivian I was voting for leaders in Kansas.

I often write love notes to the kids and Robbie in their lunch boxes.  Henry had some free time at school, and he wrote I LOVE YOU on green paper that he cut into hearts.  I found them in his pockets while doing the wash, and I felt so special.

Evelyn and I were the only ones in the family to do the parish 5K last weekend.  Olivia had to lay off of running due to knee pain from overuse from ballet and cross country.  Evelyn had been coughing all week, and the temp was 27 degrees F when we walked to the runner's mass.  I wondered if participating was even a safe idea.  My little cross country girl ran like a champ.  She never stopped or complained once for three miles.  I huffed and puffed along with her, always breathing hard as I run.  She finished in 27:52 with the fastest time for girls under age 10.  She's 8.  We ran with friends, and it was really fun.  The other family dressed as the Royals Hotdog races participants.  The mom was in a hotdog costume, and Evelyn's friend was Mustard.  The dad would say, "Come on, Mustard.  Do the work."  We found this very funny.  Dad and Jane were still in town, and they braved the cold to watch us start and finish the race.  It was a great morning.

Now that darkness falls so soon and the weather is cooler, Robbie has returned to Family Movie Night mode.  Last night, which was scandalously a school night, we watched Hugo.  Vivian fell asleep on my chest, and the kids had snuggled up with us with blankets so nicely.  Loved it!