March-ing onward

March is a roller coaster of a month,  I tell ya.  The snow is melting!  But-- the dog poop is revealed (in massive quantities) in the neglected yard.  The sun is shining!  But-- it shows just how disgusting the house has gotten over these months of cabin fever.  Spring Break is on the horizon!   But-- first I have to live through State tests, a gazillion IEP's to write, and end of the quarter insanity.  I am so incredibly behind at work and early meetings have taken time away from the gym and late work has taken time away from my family and ....

March.  Seriously.

Not letting anything keep me from enjoying my weekend, though!

Highlights reel:

Weekend-on-a-weekday:
We cashed in our WSC auction prize and had a ladies night at the Palace Theater, enjoying the heck out of our loge seats and the lively bit of theater fluff that is the stage version of Dirty Dancing.  Drinks and mixed nuts, brought right to our seats!  An uninterrupted view of the stage!  I could get used to this...

Pi Day!
An otherwise unscheduled Saturday (what???) was given structure and interest by a careful observation of "Pi Day of the Century"  (3/14/15 at 9:26.53am) and then the baking of, well, pie (and round cookies).  We also had dinner at Dewey's (pizza pi(e) of course!) and Nat and I enjoyed our Key lime pie at 9:26pm.

The annual "Balance a pizza box on your head on Pi Day" tradition begins...

I love my little family and the little, spontaneous celebrations we come up with.  Anything can be a celebration if you put your mind to it.

Severance Hall:

My mom and I discovered the Family Concert Series at Severance and were excited to take the kids for their first trip to the Orchestra today.  What fun!  A totally accessible hour long performance (complete with two mimes and some slapstick humour for the  kids), complete with impeccable playing by our fabulous, full orchestra.  We went early for the pre-show activities and I am so glad we did.  The kids each got to try playing a flute, trumpet, trombone and violin.  Ivy was a surprising natural at the trumpet, getting good sound from her first go, and Jack went back for a second round on the violin.  I  love their enjoyment of music and feel blessed to share this Cleveland treasure with them.

It got a little loud in there as the place filled up!!

Plus, it was a gorgeous day to be out in University Circle!  Squeezed in a bit of time for running and jumping before the show!

Gotta run now, for concert number two of the day-- Singing Hayden't Creation Mass with West Shore tonight....

High point of the roller coaster today, for sure...