The Ballet - Day 195

One wonderful evening, I took the girls to a ballet.  It was about Fairy Tales.  There was a party at the beginning to give all the little princesses a chance to meet the ballerinas.

They twirled

They posed.

They talked and laughed.

During the intermission, all princesses were invited to join in a dance on the stage.

Ballet Haiku

Daringly Brilliant

Twisting, turning, leaping high

Arms outstretched in joy.

Five Minutes to say Good-bye - Day 194

All taken within a five minute period of time.  I had to pull off the road to catch these fabulous shots.

Courage doesn't aways roar. 

Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day,

saying, "I will try again tomorrow."

Mary Anne Radmacher

"Finish each day and be done with it. 

You have done what you could. 

Some blunders and absurdities no doube crept in,

forget them as soon as you can. 

Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely"...

Ralph Waldo Emerson

One day at a time--this is enough. 

Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; 

and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. 

Live in the present, and make it so beautiful

it will be worth remembering.

Science Project - Day 193

My daughter had a science project to do.  She chose to focus on making music with wine glasses (no surprise as music is her life!)  She had to measure the liquid and determine how much to add to change the notes.  There were experiments and data and just plain fun as she "played" the glasses for the family.  Who know that science could be so fun??

Music isn't just learning notes and playing them, 

You learn notes to play to the music of your soul.

Katie Greenwood

Delicious Goodness - Day 192

Some wonderful friends of ours introduced or family to the wonderful world of Ebelskivers.  These round pancakes have become a family favorite.  All the girls love them and we make them nearly every weekend.  You can eat them with syrup, powdered sugar, cinnamon, honey, or even jelly.  The jelly is our favorite and the girls love to try different kinds.  This week, they were especially fond of the berry jams that we made last year.   

The batter is very similar to pancake batter

The pan is cast iron and has all these round holes in it to cook the ebelskivers. 

We use wooden skewers to turn them over so that they cook all the way through.  

My husband makes these and he wanted a better picture than the first one!

Oh, we do love them.  

And my girls can never seem to get enough.  

One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.  ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story

Wild Hair Day - Day 191

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.  ~Stacia Tauscher

Waiting for Spring - Day 190

Expect to have hope rekindled. 

Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. 

The dry seasons in life do not last. 

The spring rains will come again.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

The Long Road Home - Day 189

"The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. 

Proceed, and light will dawn, 

and shine with increasing clearness on your path."  Jim Rohn