stephen has the car this week. which means i am homebound with the children (happily). he was informed that his job semi requires a car---and as we are a committed one car family, we are opting for a small moped.

the weather is (finally) beginning to warm up. mountains of grey, slushy street snow are melting, our backyard is draining, the windows are rattling because of the strong winds that always precede a significant weather change. no brave crocuses yet, but i have a feeling that is coming in the next week. it has been the snowiest march on record for this area of the world. but even us brave clevelanders are saying enough is enough and ready to turn the proverbial seasonal page and move into, something greener, something warmer.

sage is on spring break. so we are weaving, reading, playing spanish bingo, cooking elaborate Indian food, baking chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies and putting away dishes from dishwasher (sage's new favorite thing to do).

the guys are lovable and very hungry. so far today what i've fed them reads like the hungry, hungry caterpillar:

• a pear,
  
• a teething cookie,
  
• two slices of ezekial 4:9 raisin bread with butter,
  
• rice milk,
• cow's milk,
  
• water,
  

and i have oatmeal and indian food (potatoes, broccoli, rice in a mild sauce) prepared for their imminent awakening from the mid-day nap.

last night the wind was gusting up to 60 (is that possible?) MPH and i felt that the window over our bed was going to blow in on us at any second. i heard a portion of a freight train was derailed due to wind west of here in sandusky, ohio. it was very frightening. we could feel a serious draft, prompting stephen to ask if the window was open. and i think i had a dream about caulking the window frame!

i was up a couple of times because of the wind but not because of the babies...i think, i THINK--- dare i even say it---that they are now sleeping through the night. mainly due to the fact that we are no longer nursing.

i am mourning closing that door forever.

it's sad.