April 4

It rained intermittently today so that meant the boys didn't do much of anything except repeatedly ask if they could go in the pool (uh, no. It's 55 degrees) or the hot tub. (Another no, mostly because I didn't feel like dealing with the owners' manual to figure out how to turn it on and off. They were not amused by my lack of industriousness.)

But they were, fortunately enough, amused --for a short time, at least-- by eating breakfast in the currently empty breakfast nook off the kitchen.

A very small thing indeed, but small things can be good things, so I'm grateful for this one.