I woke up this morning remembering the large family reunions my mom's family used to have. We'd rent out all the cabins in a cave-riddled state park in Indiana (my mom's family is HUGE - I am the oldest of around 40 first cousins) and go spelunking and playing capture the flag together.  We'd swim in a river, right below the waterfall.  We'd try to ( Read more... )

I'm back to my "The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings" mindset.  It's a gorgeous day, we got some rain over the weekend (finally!), Tua gave me some guided visualization meditations to help my belly relax (and it is now relaxed), there's John Taverner on the CD player, my oldest brother-in-law is ( Read more... )

Just got back from our second Thanksgiving dinner, this one spent with Tua's aunt and uncle, and a sweet retired couple who moved to Vermont recently.  They had to leave early to feed their horses.  *sigh*

The first one was spent with
( Read more... )

My mom and sister left yesterday afternoon, both crying (I think more because they'll miss Vermont than that they'll miss us).  It was a good visit, despite the reemergence of old unhealthy patterns such as my mom's insecurity and my tetchiness in the face of extreme sarcasm.