Froth Slosh B'Gosh

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROTHETTE!!

Today she is five, and ready for kindergarten!

GO VOTE!

So let me tell you about my little town. We have a population of just under 2,500 people. In the 2016 election, 1,748 were registered to vote, and 1,291 did so, an excellent turnout of over 70%! Today I voted just before 4:00pm, well before the after work crowd shows up, and nearly 700 had already voted, and one gentleman was processing a big pile of absentee votes. So it looks like in an off-year election, we're going to have about the same turnout as in a presidential year.

And yes, we were Blue in 2016.

SNOW DAY!

Sure, its a Saturday, and the kiddos are down in Virginia visiting their grandmother, but this is our first significant snowfall of the season (we got a light snow on Christmas) so I'm excited!  I don't think I could live someplace that didn't have four distinct seasons.  

Party!

The Frothling had a delayed 8th birthday party, so her friends from school could attend.  October was the earliest there was a free weekend between softball games and horseback riding lessons.  The girls had a nail salon party at the local beauty parlor.  Everyone had a great time and left with lovely nails!

Who Needs Video Games?

The Frothling and Frothette are just fine with the classics!

Frosty

I never thought our first killing frost would come as late as mid-November.

Daddy-Daughter Day

Spent the bulk of the day with the Frothling.  First we drove out to Fox Chapel and I showed her around Shady Side Academy, where my father taught English for many years, and the place where I grew up and went to school. 

We then shared some lunch at Chev and Rachel's Family Diner before heading to the grocery store to pick up supplies for her impending sixth birthday party.

Now we're chilling, watching some cartoons while waiting for the Frothette's caseworker to stop by for a home visit and some updates on her case.

Not missing work one bit today.

T-Ball!

The Frothling enjoyed the first T-Ball game of the year.  She's hitting the ball much better this year, and her throwing and catching is improving as well.  We moved her into a community league this year, I think the coaching is better and she's meeting some of the kids she'll be with in kindergarten this fall.  Next year she'll be in the six year old program, no more hitting off the tee then!

Spring

I started getting the garden in...snowpeas to start at this early date, but its something. 

I started by building a trellis frame out of branches.

I then started stringing it with garden twine.

Then planted the peas.

Finished, watered, and planted!  I'll start the rest of the crops next month.

Dear Winter.....

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's  sake, I spit my last breath at thee.

It was -10 yesterday.  Its 34 today.  I'm grilling!