Spring Beginngs in Darien

Sunny and sounds of spring herald a breath of spring, we hope.  Tyler's still sleeping, having stayed up to watch ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST last night, while Mitch is getting tutored in math and Marisa is about ready to go up and take a shower, as it's about 10:00.  The youngest were up early, as usual, about 7:30 DLS time. None seemed very hungry, so Granny made popcorn for Marisa, Mitch ate a banana and we'll wait for Tyler for a big breakfast or early lunch.

We had tempura last night, the sweet potatoes and shrimp were the biggest hit, though the broccoli was really good as well.  It's a very filling meal, so we actually had some shrimp left over.  Today, we are heading to Stu Leonard's to stock up on some groceries for the week and get a dinner ready for tonight when Beth and Rami come home later in the day.  It's so nice to have the sun out even though we have not been outside yet.  I am sure Marisa will have us out soon, to jump rope, or Mitch to skate board.  Marisa seems to go non stop and is so exhausted that last night she was ready for bed around 6:30, was asleep by 7:00 and got at least 11 hours of sleep, the envy of her grandparents.

After walking Cody with Mitch and John with their skateboards, we headed to Stew Leonard's for groceries, our favorite store by far.  You can go in their with a list and come out with twice as much food as planned, not a good thing for the pocketbook.  The upside is they usually have so many free goodies that you can almost make your lunch there.  We brought back a pizza for the boys for lunch, as Mitch had a couple of buddies over for skate boarding and the XBox of course.  They devoured it, then Mitch took off for lacrosse practice, Tyler did his homework, Marisa jumped rope and I worked out on their rowing machine.  We had teriyaki pork chops for dinner; the grill ran out of gas just as I put the chops on but fortunately, I found a spare tank.  Beth and Rami got home around 7:00 from NYC, just as we had finished dinner, bringing home a box of cupcakes from the Magnolia Bakery, where else.  Marisa has been in rare form, just read me a bit of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, and now Evie's putting her to bed.