So after our whirlwind emergency trip to San Francisco, we returned just in time for a Thanksgiving Dinner that Couldn’t Be Beat (complete with Arlo Guthrie playing, of course), and then took advantage of the weather to begin decorating. And by begin decorating, I mean really BEGINNING, because for those...
Archives - November 2009
And Our Engines Hadn’t Even Cooled.
Monday, November 30 2009 - Family
San Francisco and a Eulogy.
Tuesday, November 24 2009 - Travel
This is a really long post but I just don’t know how to make it shorter. We traveled to San Francisco last Thursday. I wish I could say it was a thoroughly happy occasion, but it wasn’t. We went to attend the memorial service for my aunt. Even so, the family decided to make a mini-vacation of it, which...
Sibling Harassment Begins Early Here.
Wednesday, November 18 2009 - Funny Stuff
Me: Laurel, do you have your speech finished? Laurel: No. Me: You know, the one that was due 2 weeks ago? Laurel: No, but nobody else has theirs done, either. Me: You know, when you get in middle school, high school, and college, you will have teachers who will not accept homework even ONE DAY LATE....
Feeding the Wildlife.
Tuesday, November 10 2009 - Funny Stuff
We have a persimmon tree. Growing up, I looked forward to the first frost because I knew the persimmons would be ripe. As a kid, I loved eating the persimmons and then tasking my parents with slicing the seeds open to reveal the type of winter we’d have. I don’t much care for persimmons now, but boy...
A Morning with the Black Cat.
Friday, November 06 2009 - Family
Yesterday Ethan and I went to the Piwacket / Black Cat Theatre to see their production of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” He and I have been talking about fairy tales lately and this was the perfect time to go. We’ll return. It was really cute. I would recommend it to anyone, I really would. And believe me...
