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We are Stardust
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood - was created inside a star before Earth was born. - The American Museum of Natural History The new Quick Shop building is going up next to the lumber yard and...
Family
I've been thinking a lot about family, since almost everyone is here ( Eliza, Justin and their two red-heads arrive Christmas Eve) --And what makes a family, and unlike The Royals, I know it's not genetics, especially since we have an adopted daughter. A family is...
Monday. Monday?
It's been a bit of a blur, but today there is some quiet time. The Haines kids are back in school and their parents are back at work. We actually had a nap time, and it's snowing and stormy which takes the pressure off of getting everyone out, or back in, and keeping...
Sunday’s Thought
Ancient religion and modern science agree: we are here to give praise. Or to slightly tip the expression, to pay attention.- John Updike
Something Funny
Chip fell sound asleep after lunch in the middle of total chaos. I thought you'd like that. (There's more. Wait for it.) First there is this, from right now up at Sarah's house during a family spaghetti night following the Christmas parade: I told Caroline that since...
Too Beautiful for Words
I can't tell you how nice it is to have the kids in the kitchen-- and exclaiming about the snow, the mountains, the trees, the snow-- and then after lunch to go to a basketball game in the "big school" gym ( the fifth grade cousins were playing and Ivy and Lani...
Phew
I think we did it-- the place next door is done and it's so nice that I want to live there. On Monday I would have bet a boat that it would not be ready for the arrival of the Christmas crew tomorrow -- my son and his family-- but it is. My list is pretty short: food,...