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Cowpoke day
“make your best cowpoke pose!” Henry has a lasso, and Ele is running a stick up operation.
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Big day
First of all, my glasses finally came in! The originated in NY, swung down into Jersey then took a sharp detour to Chicago before wandering back to Rochester and finally to me. But they’re here! Second, my job changed again at work. I’ll write more at another time, but now I’m a Lead of Leads…
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Winter grooming
I took some time this week to get rid of some dead leaves from the succulents. Not full maintenance, but just some clearing out. In the spring I’m going to do some transplanting and dividing, and create some new arrangements – I’m thinking of including some of the ladyfinger cactus and some Jade as well.
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Archetype
Whenever I hear or read the word “archetype” I always imagine that original of that thing is carefully stored somewhere for reference every half decade or so. For example, the Hero archetype. In order to be of the Hero archetype, someone has dutifully sent off to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, and asked…
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Sunday funday
Even with rain, high 30s temps, and high winds, the twins and I needed to get out of the house. We went on a muddle (a walk where you look for mud puddles to jump in), and found ourselves at the mall. The kids knew a secret item to order at Auntie Anne’s, which was…
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Phone call
Grant is obsessed with hotel phones (probably because we don’t have a landline). He gets on the horn every chance he has and chats
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Sleepy Wapuu
One day on vacation, Grant had such a busy day that he fell asleep sitting with Bob.
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Three 7-year olds
These three are seven, cousins, and bonded by a love for videogames (specifically, Mario).
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Flowers
Grant picked me some pre-flowers on the walk he insisted we take.


