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I Blinked

 
Me and my little guy right after he was born - December 4, 2004

 

 
Hudson, 2010

Happy 6th Birthday, Hudson!

You are the sun and the moon and the stars; glowing embers and sparks -  a traveling light - and I am so happy to be your mama!

Decembering - Top 5

1. Delicious Snowman Pancakes (to celebrate our first snow of the year!)

 
 

2. The first day of our Advent calendar! (First up was a little outing to pick out a special ornament to commemorate the year.)

 

3. Coffee! I am ever and eternally grateful for that sweet Nectar of the Gods, which is a Peppermint Mocha! (Somebody has a problem!)

4. My mom is here visiting (Score!), and while she is sleeping in Hudson's room, he is bunking with us. I love how, some time in the middle of each night so far, he and I have ended up laying with our backs completely pressed into each other. I can't really describe what that feels like - it's a mixture of love and gratitude and awesomeness all jumbled up together - but I can say that I will miss his bony little angel-winged back very much when he returns to his own room. Sigh.

5. And who doesn't love a girl who can rock a beret with such style and charm? She is too much, this one!

 

Oh, December, you're wooing me, aren't you?

 

Kindness Calls You Out

 

I hope you all had a relaxing, love-filled Thanksgiving. I realized yesterday what a lucky girl I am while I was listing all that I am thankful for, and ended up thinking, 'Wow, this is gonna take awhile. . ." Very lucky, indeed! Gratitude can be exhausting.

Today brings with it delicious leftovers and 'decking the halls', and more moments of living in the dream of how nice the world would be with three kinds of pie at your disposal at all times.

Enjoy your "day after" (which happens to be one of my very most favorite days of the year) and know that I am infinitely thankful for all the kindness you have shown me.

Hey, Fall . . . You're All Right!

 

 

 

 

Love,

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Ted Berrigan's Wishes

I love this poem*.

 ">Ted Berrigan - Wishes

 

Sigh . . . so, so lovely.

As for me,

I wish wide open spaces.

I wish the certainty of a sparrow.

I wish love was always for always.

I wish a house of dreams.

I wish the sweetness of Ted Berrigan.

I wish . . .  to know your wishes.

 

What do you wish?

 

*Click on over to Penn Sound  for more of Ted's poems.

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The Only Rule is Work

by Corita Kent

Falling

Fall has me deep in its clutches already . . . how about you? The crispness in the air, the leaves changing color and collecting along the sidewalks, the winter birds returning to our yard, the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks . . . all good, good stuff.

On these chilly mornings, Hudson has taken to waking from his own bed and walking directly to ours, climbing in even though Paul and I exited its warmth hours before. He lies there, patiently waiting for me to set aside my work and walk down the hall to join him under the covers. Then we cuddle up as he tells me fascinating facts about Star Wars and Clone Troopers while twirling my hair around his little fingers. (Note to my memory: this one is a definite keeper. . . remember this always!)

We all move slower in the fall, more intent on savoring the moment than rushing through to the next activity. The temperatures have turned friendly again, and nature calls to us in a way that late summer just couldn't. There are walks to take and adventuring afoot. And the sunsets these days, well, just look:

Happy fall, everyone! Take a little time to enjoy the beauty all around you, both in and out of doors!