Wednesday, June 29, 2011

A Tooth!

Caedmon is now toothy! It figures that we'd be in the middle of a big move with the boys and I two states and 300 miles from Abram when Caedmon's first tooth popped through some time yesterday. Daddy will be pleased to see it tonight - so here's the question:
If . . .
a car leaves point L at 8 am on day one driving at 70 mph, but stopping at ever shorter intervals and staying overnight at point V, then resumes the same travel pattern at 8 am on day 2 and . . .
a truck (well two trucks hooked together actually) leaves point L at 2 pm on day 2 traveling at 70 mph and only stops for gas and to pee . . .
when will they BOTH be at point K?
Correct answer-ers will be sent a randomly selected box of our stuff or the equivalent cash value.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Happy Anniversary!

11 - years I've been married to a great husband and dad
10 - Christmases, Thanksgivings, Easters, Valentine's Days, and birthdays we've spent together
9 - addresses under our belts by next week
8 - addresses we've had to date
7 - days a week you make breakfast and I make supper (usually)
6 - towns we've called home
5 - years of graduate school (for Abram), and vehicles we've owned
4 - years of parenting
3 - years in exile
2 - boys have brightened our lives and turned our world upside down
1 - heck of an adventure

Thank you, Abram! Happy Anniversary!

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy Father's Day


Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there - especially Abram, Granddaddy, and Pa Billy!

Friday, June 17, 2011

Saying Goodbye

We are wrapping things up here in Lancaster as we prepare to move back to Tennessee. I'm two rolls of tape into packing. (I generally use 3 rolls per move). Although we came here knowing Abram's job was temporary, somehow, we seem to have put down a few roots over the last three years - one year at a time. We are looking forward very much to being in our own home with chickens and goats and a garden and even more to being near our families. We are looking forward to being permanent, and I keep telling Abram that if we finally get into this house, I'm gonna live there FOREVER.
We are also sad to be leaving our friends here and hoping that we can coax at least f few of them to visit us in Tennessee. We know what a haul it is to get down there.
Tuesday, I attended my last Lancaster County Birth Circle. I started the meetings of local mamas in March of 2009, and have been pleased that so many mamas have come together to share and learn and share about birth and parenting. For my final meeting, I asked all the mamas who came to share their birth stories. I had heard most of them - some of them many times, and it was beautiful to sit there with all those mamas and hear 24 different stories about how the children running around the room had come into the world and to remember a few who never did. Very soon, yet another little person will be born to one of our mamas. Lots of good HBAC vibes are going out to Angel (and later on this summer to Kerry). I am pleased that another of our mamas, Gwen, will be keeping the group going and hope that all those ladies will keep on telling their stories. The world needs to hear what birth is.
Tonight, we enjoyed a potluck picnic with friends at Longs Park. It was lovely to sit in the cooling evening while children ran in the park and darted in and out to eat dinner one bite hear and one bite later. There were friends from Abram's department, our play group (which hasn't met in almost a year - sniff - they're getting older),Tot Spot, and Birth Circle, friends we've known since Abram was in graduate school, friends we met on our apartment hunting trip up here in May 2008 (hi Donna and crew!), and friends we have only known a little while.
Thanks to all the people who have helped make Lancaster home for a little while.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Erie, PA

We all went to Erie, PA in May for a conference. We loved being right on the water at the Erie Bayfront Hotel. We took lots of walks along the bay and enjoyed the pool.

LinkThe USS Niagara flies its fifteen-star flag at the neighboring Erie Maritime Museum. It was used during the War of 1812.



Later that day, we got to see it sail past our window and back - very coolLake Erie is COLD, but neither that nor his lack of a bathing suit deterred Owen from going on in at Presque Isle State Park
where we enjoyed an evening picnic and some treasure hunting.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Artistic Endeavours









Some of Owen's recent art:
A mouse eating cheese (with some already in its belly)
his name

a dragon
Caedmon taking lessons

watercolor with letters"The Galaxy" - one in a series from April

map of houses with bridges from our apartment to Penelope's house and to Tennesseepirate flag