cecelia, you're breaking my heart
you're shaking my confidence daily
whoa, cecelia, i'm down on my knees
i'm begging you please to come home... I made Rainey two mix cds. One for educational purposes - Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, the Ramones, Simon & Garfunkel, Commodores, etc. It's pretty fabulous. I'm listening to it as I type ( Read more... )

Roses ( Read more... )

Rainey is doing this word-vomit thing that she does when she gets mad ( Read more... )

Rainey and Kennedy had a fight just now during Ellie's party, and Rainey subsequently got grounded and loaded with chores. She's supposed to be vaccuuming but she can't find one of the attachments. So she walked around the house screaming "DAD!" when clearly, Andrew was nowhere within hearing range ( Read more... )

who doesn't know what I'm talking about?
who's never left home?
who's never struck out to find a dream and a life of their own -
a place in the clouds, a foundation of stone?My favorite car seating arrangement was the following ( Read more... )

Ellie went to bed and then came back out while we were all still in the kitchen playing Taboo. I guess it had just occurred to her that I'm leaving. She goes, "if I don't see you, bye" and I sort of hugged her and was like, "you'll probably see me in the morning" and she stood there in her little-girl pink pajamas. "I know, just in case I don't ( Read more... )

Jennie: "There is always some part of Rainey that I don't know about. Not because she's being secretive... there's just so much I don't know about what goes on inside her mind ( Read more... )

They're all so much older; more themselves. Rainey, who I remember as the constant whiner, has become so complex. Her personality, different parts of her self, continue to unfold before my eyes. She likes good music (she made a wicked mix CD that saved our lives driving to Oregon) and she's funny and silly. Today she spent most of her time ( Read more... )

Friday ( Read more... )

We went to the kayak store for accessories, then J & I took Rainey, Kennedy, and Ellie to Lake Padden (Maggie was babysitting)... after an adventure in attaching the kayak to the top of the Excursion. They took turns in the kayak and swam in wetsuits while we watched - I was wearing a sweater - on the shore. Kennedy, Jennie, & I drove out to ( Read more... )