May 10 was Caleb’s ninth birthday, and his gift from me was this little mare and her pinto foal. Zia fell in love with them while I was making them, and constantly begged to hold them. (Do most girls go horse crazy before they’re even two?) She still keeps those little horses in her memory, and […]
Today was one of those damp, rainy, earthy-smelling days. David worked on the fence all day, and the Z and I were mostly out with him…digging around in the garden and pretending we were working hard, too. It was really quite nice to be out in the wetness. Sometimes I think […]
Here is the little house David built for Zia earlier this month. She had a blast “helping” him. I caught her sitting in the box of materials, screw firmly inserted in place -in her mouth, of course, just like Dadda- ratcheting away. I probably should have snatched the screw like any conscientious mother would…but she was just […]
Whew! I’m back! Seems the days just fly by. I really do try to keep up with this blog, but it seems something more important always comes along (in the form of a small red-headed person) before I actually get anything written. So here I am, blogging at 2:30 a.m. Seems the wee hours are the best […]
Back home again in Kansas City! Bit of a rough flight, as it was pouring, but we finally made it in with only a slight delay. Seems Kansas City has had rain all week…wait, make that all month! (Is it true we got 4.5″ in one hour yesterday? That’s a lot of rain!) The bright side is…our […]
