Candlemas - February 2

If Candlemas be fair and bright
Winter has another flight

If Candlemas brings clouds and rain
Winter will not come again.

~ English Proverb ~

• Read flower fairies at breakfast and "Mary's story" - Presentation section and then they wanted me to keep going. Helen Caan's pictures do that to ya!
• Dorothy played with blocks/dollhouse while Madeleine and Erika colored Presentation coloring pages and did "Candlemas" copywork. Memorized above poem.
• Girls brought up all our candles from downstairs and set them up on the altar. Not going to Mass this morning cuz M and C are still a bit sick. And, I don't want to look at catholic school girls in extremely short skirts.
• Read lots of books on couch once Caroline went down for a nap.
• Floor lady came over to measure kitchen floor and discuss installation.
• Lunch
• Games in living room as I coordinated a change up in the afternoon plans cuz Pete wouldn't be home.
• Left for Caroline's doctor appointment. She's still not growing. Ugh!
• Home to furnace guy.
• Girls quiet time in living room with Miss Pattycake while I veg out on the computer.
• Dinner by candle-light-only. Girls told daddy all about Candlemas and the Presentation. Recited poem. Said 4th decade of the rosary after dinner.
• Pete did Jammies / Books while I cleaned up kitched and fed Caroline.
• we'll watch a movie while I scrap tonight.