In which Aarick does not believe in karma
While I waited in an endless line, Aarick finished his purchases and left the store to load them into our vehicle. He was stopped on his way out.
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Yesterday’s letter
Chief Stan tells me you don’t have any snow there yet, but when you do, there may be sledding in the plans.
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Advent
The point of Christmas is that Christ entered. Here. He is the last person in the world to be upset with a mess, or rattled by the unforeseen. He is acquainted with grief.
Hard things
I just purged my house, nesting, frenetically sorting through every closet, every drawer, to remove all that we don’t need. And now I am buying more.
The Rules
I think of this when the moms-who-are-done-with-the-busy-stage look back and sigh, and say, “I wish I had let the housekeeping go. Just enjoy them…”
Tomorrow
Today I was the ogre who refused hot chocolate, after their excursion into the first good snow.
A story from childhood
But it ended with my mother running out into the snow in her stocking feet. And me sitting in a chiropractor’s office.
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What my adolescents are reading
These days, the books my three oldest children like to read are heading toward the depth and genres I’m interested in myself.
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The Great British Baking Show
I find it extremely addicting. The episodes are short (50-60 minutes), the British accents are charming, and the personalities are wonderful.
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After fifteen years
We marked fifteen years this month, with a four-day stay in an apartment made from sparkling surfaces we hadn’t cleaned.
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