Dec 28 2009
Last night I attended a Holy Nights gathering with some good friends. We read and shared reflections on a Steiner lecture and generally discussed the significance of the Holy Nights. It was lovely to share this introspective time with others who are holding the Holy Nights with such consciousness.
I’ve heard it said that during the [...]
Dec 21 2009
Alice asks me at least three times a day how many days until Christmas. I’m not sure if it’s a memory thing (Calvin would attribute it to the brick that the neighbor kid threw at her head when she was 2) or just wanting confirmation that I wasn’t just tricking her the first time I [...]
Dec 19 2009
Ooh, six more days!
Tonight we went to get our tree. I can never get my tree before school gets out, so we always head out the Saturday after school gets out and get it. This usually means that we get a GREAT deal, and this year was no different. We went to a small locally-owned [...]
Oct 31 2009
Well today is the day and I have officially done nothing to prepare. There’s no candy in the house. The kids’ dad got their costumes and they’ll be out with him tonight. This will be my first Halloween since having children that I can do whatever I want. I may actually stay home and give [...]
Oct 23 2009
Every morning The Girl and I go for a walk before beginning our school day. We walk to school, drop the boys off then continue on our way, taking the dog to the woods near our house. We only take about 15 minutes, but it is a ritual that just makes my morning. This morning [...]
Sep 06 2009
Dad days mean that Lula is my true companion. Today we went for a hike and I discovered a new trail in an old familiar park. It was rainy and blustery but it felt good to be out. I promise to be more productive tomorrow.
Sep 05 2009
My family and I try to live with an awareness of the cycles of the year, which isn’t difficult to do in our cozy corner of the Pacific Northwest. We’re grateful for those touchpoints throughout the year that help us to remember where we are and what the earth is doing. In the winter we [...]
