a bug, an animal, and a monster

Spring has sprung outside our kitchen window, showing us a few tiny yellow crocus blossoms shooting up through the soil...and a spring break from school is finding me home, excavating myself from beneath a pile of laundry, doing a little organizing, and a little resting due to one last (hopefully the last) sore throat bug...the kids are keeping busy-busy with such imaginary games as "kitty house" ...our couch being stripped of all pillows, piled in the corner behind the ottoman for a head-first, running and sliding approach to this soft fluffy corner of what is apparently a kitty nest. We've also had opportunity for a stimulating reading session with Dad. We're still making disasters at every meal due to an immense curiosity towards the laws of physics...I'm thinking I need to build an outdoor feeding trough for this little animal:

And if you're afraid of the monsters in your house, I suggest you follow this bit of childish wisdom:

Sleep tight.. *wink*