Catching up on the minutia

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I've become lost in the digital world of Facebook and I'm trying to break the habit. Because of this little preoccupation, I've missed writing about a lot of the little things lately:

• Alex turned 6 on February 1.
• We took the girls to Disneyland to celebrate.
• Rachel has her first crush. It's a HUGE crush on the cutest little boy named Alec, and she can't stop talking about him.
  
• Alex received an almost perfect report card, with the highest marks in everything except organization. (hmm - anyone care to guess where that comes from. Hint - it's not Dave.)
• Our kindergartner, Alex is reading at 1.7 level - that's 1st grade 7 months. Mommy and Daddy are extremely proud of her, and happy that she LOVES it.
  
• Rachel has entered her silly phase. She's a nut. Cute as can be, but ultra silly.
• Dave is taking the lead with Alex on homework and teaching her to read. He's a star!
• Alex has begun riding lessons. Riding a 17.2 horse (that's HUGE), she's a natural and loves it.
• I started riding lessons too and have found my new joy. It's pure heaven.
  
• Rachel is loving soccer - though we're not sure if its the game, playing with her sister, or the adult sized treats she gets after playing.
• Alex has become a Daisy Scout (that's pre-Brownie), and Rachel's little head is going to explode if she doesn't get to join soon.
  
• St. Patrick's Day was filled with fun and wonderful surprises - though we didn't catch the leprechaun.
• In celebration of the first day of spring, the girls and I planted our new garden.
  
• Rachel has pneumonia but seems to be feeling fine.
• Alex is as sick as we've ever seen her - she has a cold.
• Scratch that, the Doc says Alex has strep throat. (Oh, lucky day!)
  

What's up next?

• We're going to Legoland as soon as the girls are feeling better - courtesy of Auntie Jane.
• During Easter week, we're going to California Adventures - courtesy of our new Disneyland annual passes.
• Dave and I are going to China (!) this summer for our 10 year anniversary!!
• The girls are planning for a visit from Grandma and the Hill cousins while we're in China.
• After all that, we're going to slow down a bit and rest!
  

And, I've completely avoided any discussion about the craziness in the world. The swirl of news about the recession/depression, environmental doom and gloom, social decay, etc. Only time will tell how all of this will turn out. So we'll leave that to future history books. Chapter titled: The Bush Fallout. Or, a little less partisan; The legacy of deregulation, unbridled capitalism and greed. (Ok - maybe still a little partisan.)

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