Beautiful Dreary Days

Could the weather get any blah-ier. Ug. At least my grass seed is getting nice and watered. Maybe we will actually have a pretty lawn this year rather than a patchy yellow dirt yard.
Today I took Eli down to Buckeye Donuts on campus and we sat in the front window eating big breakfast sandwiches and doing dot-to-dots. We ended up sitting there for two hours and Eli still didn't want to leave but he had to go to pre-school. Tulah was working and gave us each a free donut. It was really a wonderful morning in spite of the weather. It's funny how different the little dudes are. I never really had to work with Ren on reading and writing, he just sort of picked it up. He just wanted me to read the same fact/science books over and over again until he had them memorized. Eli doesn't love reading in the same way, he would rather color or build and he las little patience for learning exercises. He can sniff out an educational activity from a mile away. Its just beginning to hit me that the boy still doesn't recognize his ABC's and he's about to turn 5. Ren was reading at about a second grade level at this age. On the other hand, Ren couldn't build with blocks to save his life while Eli can recreate the designs on the boxes of legos and then some with no help at all. Everyone has different giftings. You know, if I looked at adults the way I looked at kids, embracing the differences as God given gifts, I would cut everyone (including myself) so much more slack.
Ren gets out of school early today so I must go and get him. I think since Eli and I had a special morning together, I'm going to take Ren out to get a cookie and play cards at the local coffee shop.
Also, thanks to a little encouragement from a friend (thanks, Angela) I have started sewing again.