Revelry Reverie

I’m sitting here in my comfortable house, listening to the rain drum down as I make eggs for my breakfast. I’m thinking about Hurricane Matthew, which we are on the outskirts of today, and the devastation it caused in Haiti.  When Bob and I were first married, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, and left…

Henry loves maps. He likes watching the map on the phone if we use GPS in the car, he likes following the map if we go on a walk – he really loves maps.  The other day, he made a small, two-wheeled lego droid and drew a map of “downtown Hillsborough and downtown where daddy…

I’m not a fortune-teller, but I’m pretty sure we will all be working for Eleanor one day.

After the big kids went to bed last night, I got some extra cuddles with this happy little fella. 

Finally, the twins quietly got up and made themselves a reasonable breakfast, full of healthy choices and admirable restraint. 

Just over 6 years ago, on June 27, 2010, I committed to pescetarianism. In those six years, I have gone from missing the occasional chicken sandwich, to not missing poultry, beef, pork, lamb, or any of the rest of it. I still haven’t got it all figured out – is octopus ok to eat? Snails?…

Grant has been trying to laugh for awhile now, but this is the first time he managed real giggles! ❤❤❤