Happy New Year!
Could there be a more peaceful scene in late December? We had a blast meeting extended family at Union Station to donate at The Giving Machines . But then the kids were a little riled up later in the day, and I stopped them all in their tracks to do a progressive muscle relaxation exercise. Why he didn't move to carpet is beyond me, but he said he was happy where he was! Baymax was so ornery, he wouldn't lie on his back, but he was otherwise cooperative, so I called it a win. The kids all got up saying, "I thought I was going to fall asleep!" "That made me too tired!" "I didn't know how to tighten my ( insert name here ) muscle." But they all got up from the floor capable of following directions and moving safely through the house, so I was quite pleased with the result. We dropped Pixie off at the airport by noon on the 31st. In the afternoon, the boys went to a friend's house to play football and video games. In the evening, Belle drove...