Hearthwood Dome

This morning was a lazy Sunday morning. Raining outside so no reason to go out and chop wood.
Leftover Dino nuggets in an English muffin for breakfast and coffee for me, fruit loops for the kids.

Lucas and I played Lego’s and then Star Wars along with the girls. Going for a birthday party today at Chuck E. Cheese and nothing on the schedule until dinner. I love days like today.

It’s Christmas eve day and I have the house, and Hearthwood, to myself. I spent the morning sawing some firewood. Jean and the kids are at the Phillipson’s sledding and playing when with the rest of the family, in from Boston and California.

The snow is still here. Not much is melted; it’s just settled down into a big, wet, mushy slick mess. Hence, we will have a white Christmas tomorrow.

The new year is coming.

Is this what it’s like to be a Mom? As in a person with no one thing important enough (everyone else’s perception) to keep them from being distracted by another?
I bounced from one remote workplace (Bob and Kathy’s) this morning, to lunch at home, to picking up my parents’ ancient treadmill (a treadmill workplace on which I’m typing this now), to taking Eleanor for her second flu shot, to getting back here in time for my one of many conference calls.

Cox called back; our high-speed internet is just weeks away…

I can see my chopped wood, from the office window, getting wet. It’s past 4pm. Start thinking about dinner…

So close, and yet so far.

How does time get away from us? The weather has been turning and the leaves are all but gone from the trees. I put up my woodshed this past weekend, so I can dispense with the tarps over woodpiles, covered in snow. We’ve already been using it in the basement stove.

Bob has been finishing our Master Bathroom with his craftman’s touch. Stone, wood, and tile grace our nook now.

Kids have been sick with the Flu. Been making apple chips like crazy. Getting ready for Thanks Giving, I bought a 27lb turkey the other day. Georgia could slice open that bird belly and slide inside a-la-taun taun.

See you all around…

It’s raining out; has been since this morning. Nothing accomplished out-doors today, but we needed the rain I guess.
We’re trying to get the house finished…still Master bath by Bob and Charlie™ soon. Perhaps a wood shed. Time to redo the beer lines in the bar with something better. Wood floors down in the Master bedroom before Christmas.
Jean painted the first floor bath last weekend; I’m almost done with the trim.
Lucas learned to swim on his own before the summer was out.
Eleanor is talking more. Also emulating Merrill more.
Merrill is enjoying pre-school.
Jean is enjoying the thrill of work. Not the commute though.
Autumn is coming…the squash and tomatoes in the garden tempt the deer daily, but my fence keeps them out.
Clifton Day is soon. Holidays soon after.

The linked video (to the pic) is what goes through my head (roughly) when I hear this song by Aphex Twin. (Girl-Boy)

We’re enjoying late summer.  It’s been in the 70’s the entire week…I’m restless to start chopping wood. I can’t decide if I go ahead and build a woodshed…or buy a new tarp.  Eleanor is starting to talk, saying things like “Yes.” and “Dada” and “Noooo.”