change of plans

Last weekend was supposed to be an exciting one for us.  A 4-day trip to Minneapolis was planned with visits at our friend's house and Andy's folks.  The reason for the trip was really the Thursday night Dervish Concert at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis.  You know, the one where you get to dress in matching clothes with your friend (c'mon you remember how fun that was) and stay up really late (like 10:30 late!).   Well, the concert rocked, it was everything we had hoped, complete with second row seats right in front of the fiddle and flute players (perfect for this young fiddler and  her friend the flute player).  And with so many reels and jigs playing in our heads we certainly did not fall asleep any earlier than 11:00pm!

But then morning arrived and both Iris and I felt...not so good.  Really not so good at all.  So with plenty of disappointment we packed the car back up and headed home.  Iris recovered quickly, me, not so much.  But never fear, because Clara Barton is here!

Conveniently, Iris (and by virtue of being the little sister dragged into all thing big sis wants to do, Elsa) have been very into Clara Barton these days (as evidenced by our seasons table).  And what better way to immerse yourself in all things Clara Barton than to nurse your sick mama back to health?  A couple days on the couch being waited on hand and foot-as in: lotion rubbed on hands and feet, hair brushed, tea served, tissues folded, chapstick brought, pillow adjusted...I was almost back to normal. 

So much so, that I could enjoy a bit of printmaking, led by Andy, for our Monday homeschool group.  Inspired by some of our favorite printmakers (Bowen, Wroblewski and Frostic), the kids turned out some simple but very cool prints!

 Elsa's puppy with its bacon tongue!

Iris' Lily.

Not quite what we had planned but what we needed all the same.