Strange and Wonderful Things

Some strange things are going on in my house. Some strange but wonderful things. My three-year-old's brain has been infused with knowledge that is not supposed to be there yet. I don't get it.  She has always been interested in books and music. But yesterday she got on Starfall for the first time ever, and READ "Zac the Rat" and several other stories. This morning she was plunking around on the piano, and I said, half joking, "Emily, why don't you play Love Lifted Me?" So she did.  I kid you not. Her big sister had to show her the first note, but after that she just played the verse!  Someone recently sent us a video of a six-year-old kid who is a prodigy on the piano, and she wants to be like him! What am I going to do with a kid who already knows how to do everything (except use the bathroom)??

More strange and wonderful things:

My seven year old insists this week that she wants to do her OWN laundry, and her little sister's, too.

Child with undisclosed name has an awesome math week in school. I think double division saved our school! It's a miracle.

Twelve-yo has a renewed love and fervor for her violin, and watches video samples from Violin Masterclass over and over again. (It's hard to keep that enthusiasm without a teacher. )

The article I needed to write for my ladies' newsletter came together in one short evening. That has been hanging over my head for a while.

My husband returned the nice shirts I got him from Penneys for his birthday.  This is neither strange nor wonderful.  The strange and wonderful thing is that he actually EXCHANGED them for something else, rather than just getting a refund.  That makes me happy!

And here is the most strange and wonderful thing of all:

I have eaten almost an entire bag of Hershey's Toffee and Almond Nuggets without dear daughter #2, GimmeChocolate, catching me with my mouth full, discovering my stash, or smelling my breath from 50 feet away! Sigh.... it's been such a great week!