Took this shot when we were down in Canal Park today to see the movie "Coraline". The line of white numbers attracted me first...I'm not sure what they're for. The William A. Irvin is a retired lake freighter which now serves as a museum. It houses one of the best museum tours I've ever done...a "must see" if you come to Duluth.
Mason's pants are all about 1/8 of an inch too short, so he refuses to wear any of them. I swear, I almost sent him to school today in pajamas...but he finally conceded and wore his brown jeans. A couple of weeks ago we ordered two pairs of Gap jeans online (our local store has closed, and the Gap sizing with the adjustable waist is necessary). Anyway, both pairs are two inches too long! "Too short", "too long", now we're looking for "just right". After school today, we ran to Old Navy (which also carries the adjustable waist). He tried on 7 pairs, and says this camo pair is "just right" (I'm a little worried for after the wash). We also found two pairs of jeans. Why is it so hard to buy clothing?
I think the Florida trip last week had me believing spring was right around the corner. We even had huge patches of grass in the yard and the birds are back! But reality is arriving as we speak. We're expecting up to 6 inches of snow. This plays out the same way almost every year. February 2nd, Groundhog's Day, everybody starts talking about spring. We get a little warmth, we're lulled into believing it's coming, and then BAM! Another storm blows through. Everyone knows MARCH is when the worst winter weather is set to arrive. I still remember seeing ice chunks floating in the Duluth harbor on Memorial Day weekend a few years back. So I need to just go put on another sweater, make some hot chocolate, and sit tight. This is going to be a while.
I used to say that every time I drove this stretch of road. I really never get tired of the view of the Lake. It looks different every day. I took this photo out of my sunroof, and although it appears I have crossed the center line, do not believe it. Really, it was the angle of the camera!
I'm STILL sorting through photos for my Library of Memories class. I seem to have more for 2004 than any other year (though there are certainly more photos hiding out in drawers and boxes, so that may change). What happened in '04? Calvin was in 3rd grade, and Mason was in preschool. It was our last full year in Marshfield, though we didn't know we were moving until early '05. I went to Utah with a bunch of great women on a whitewater rafting "trip-of-a-lifetime". In fact, I have about 100 photos from that trip stacked in a pile that's not even pictured in this photo! As a family, we visited Legoland in Carlsbad, California for the second time, and we wrapped up the exterior portion of our Michigan cabin. No wonder there were so many great shots!
I spent much of the day sorting photos for my Library of Memories class. I have two more big boxes like this one to go through, and a couple of drawers full of photos. I'm hoping to make serious progress tomorrow so I'm able to keep up with the class syllabus.
