Sad day in this house… After two years and two weeks of blessing our home with love, joy, coziness, and unbeatable squirrel scaring, our sweet Lil passed away. We are sad. Notch is sad. But we know Lil’s found relief (and maybe even her momma), so we are hanging on that… and sticking together. Read more →
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Five years ago, Daniel and I spent our first night at the Douglas. Mom & Dad had met the movers days before to unload our things. We’d vacationed in Mexico with Dan’s family and driven across the country. Daniel, my mother-in-law, and I arrived in the evening to find beds made and rooms cozily lit. The next day Arkansas reminded us we weren’t in Mexico anymore by providing a proper thunderstorm… and a lush view of the woods. Pretty much every day since has reminded us we are truly blessed. What a wonderful half-decade it’s been.
I beg your pardon for the old school date stamp.
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“…we welcome ourselves to this world wide web of knowledge and countless excuses for the lack thereof.”
Daniel is a pro at naming characters and I could make a career out of changing the subject. It feels like a new habit but I believe the reality is I am simply squaring with the facts… I cannot focus with my eyes open.
Tyler and Dan both swear up one side of this flat earth and down the other that they need loud music to focus their thought. I, on the other hand, am devoid of any such talent. In fact, I am so capable of falling prey to distraction that the only route to success comes not only in silence alone but in that tan wall my dad taught me to build behind my eyelids to aide me in my struggle to sleep.
Tonight, Madilyn and I worked on a children’s book for her AP history class. During the course of brainstorming I said something to the point of “I am incapable of staying on subject.” Dan looked so proud and simply said “That is the most self-aware thing I have ever heard you say.” I wonder if he knows if I have always been this way…
No matter, we welcome ourselves to this world wide web of knowledge and countless excuses for the lack thereof.
