Copying Her Sister

6/2/2012

Amid packing for camp, Megan lay down on the breakfast-room floor. Natalie came and joined her. Glad my camera was nearby. (If Megan looks long, it's because she is. She grew 3 inches last year and is 5'6", about a half inch shy of my height.)

Stages of Teen Room Cleaning

Denial:

5/25/2012

Wishing it would clean itself:

5/27/2012

Mournful acceptance: 

5/27/2012

Remembering what the carpet looks like:

5/28/2012

Enjoyment: 

5/28/2012

Day 365

Helping Daddy 

Sister doing homework, 2/23/2012

Day 305: Christmas Day

We are very aware of the simple blessings around us this season. And grateful.

A piano from Claudia and Layton! (12/25/2011)

We were so lucky that this was Megan's year with us for
Christmas Day. (12/25/2011)

End of a good, long day. (12/25/2011)

Someone's Cat

She used to be someone's cat. Most nights now, she (we usually call her Minnie) looks in through our back windows. Someone declawed her and spayed her and kept her for a while. She's a fine cat. She needs a home.

I used to be someone's cat. I know what it means to be
inside like that. (12/16/2011)



Interlude

We're thankful for Home.

Home is where your family is. (12/10/2011)

Day 279: Early evenings

Lately, 5-ish is my favorite time of the weekday.
Megan works hard at this:



Natalie does this nearby:



... or this under my feet:



... while I do this: 

11/28/2011

Day 248

Natalie has a cold, thus the rosy cheeks and extra drool. And she's changed her mind about sleeping through the night.

10/29/2011

Day 200

9/11/2011

Day 175



Here we are at FedEx/Kinko's after closing (so we thought) on our new house. Turned out, our lender still needed just one more eensy-weensy copy of some-odd statement, he informed us quietly on the way out the door. But all turned out well. We got our house. We moved. We are thankful.

8/17/2011