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!
Friday, June 24, 2011
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.
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.
The 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 cool
Lake 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.
The 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 cool
Lake 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
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Since we last met here. . .
We celebrated Owen's birthday - twice. Thanks to all the folks who made his days so special!
We've been spending lots of time in the back yard - on and off the blanket. Caedmon can now inch worm over to get grass for grazing.
We've been getting our toes in the grass and flowers. (Thanks to Owen for the photo!)
And we've been hanging around with some friends we will miss.
And snuggling as much as we can.
We dyed Easter eggs with beets, turmeric, and blueberries,
and I thought they turned out pretty well if I do say so myself.
We've been taking bubble baths more often.
Owen had a perfect dental check-up! Yay!
Enjoyed a special breakfast at Cracker Barrel before a long drive to Tennessee.
We figured out just exactly how far a roll of mint dental floss will extend back and forth across our apartment - four and a half times from front door to back.
Caedmon is sitting up well and scooting all over the place. This boy is on the move.
We celebrated my birthday. Thanks for all the kind wishes.
We harvested some of the hottest radishes I've ever had. (They were grown from seeds that were three years past prime and did just fine.)
They were really yummy! We have planted another set that should be harvested right before we move.
I wore Owen for the first time in almost a year and probably for the last time ever. He was having a tough day, but the lovely face was for the camera - ah what they do when you're not looking!
We've been spending lots of time in the back yard - on and off the blanket. Caedmon can now inch worm over to get grass for grazing.
We've been getting our toes in the grass and flowers. (Thanks to Owen for the photo!)
And we've been hanging around with some friends we will miss.
And snuggling as much as we can.
We dyed Easter eggs with beets, turmeric, and blueberries,
and I thought they turned out pretty well if I do say so myself.
We've been taking bubble baths more often.
Owen had a perfect dental check-up! Yay!
Enjoyed a special breakfast at Cracker Barrel before a long drive to Tennessee.
We figured out just exactly how far a roll of mint dental floss will extend back and forth across our apartment - four and a half times from front door to back.
Caedmon is sitting up well and scooting all over the place. This boy is on the move.
We celebrated my birthday. Thanks for all the kind wishes.
We harvested some of the hottest radishes I've ever had. (They were grown from seeds that were three years past prime and did just fine.)
They were really yummy! We have planted another set that should be harvested right before we move.
I wore Owen for the first time in almost a year and probably for the last time ever. He was having a tough day, but the lovely face was for the camera - ah what they do when you're not looking!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas I know - especially Anne and Grandma Sharon!
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