pretty much content-less post

okay, so the days are getting shorter but that is no excuse for my lame blogging behavior.

it is easier to think about writing than write. maybe i need a secretary to sit next to me bed and take dictation.

and i have been reading a lot, snuggle in bed rereading old books reading. right now the feast of love, which is a very good reread. the kids are getting well-behaved enough that i even have time to snatch a few books for myself on our library trips.

soccer season has come and gone. the kids at my school made paint turkeys today, and we have to start thinking about xmas. little calvin just turned three. we haven't found time to prune the fruit trees yet. i have been overdue to get a root canal done for OVER A YEAR. what the heck is going on?

this is one of those short, i need to get my groove going again posts.

tonight when i picked maya up from preschool, after a little struggle, as she climbed into her crumb-covered carseat: "mommy you smell like hearts and flowers and roses." not true, but go ahead and say it, girl.

and at bedtime as miles climbed into his bunk: "you are the best mommy in the world. you are exquisite. you are double exquisite. if you were a finger i would still love you. if you were a piece of sand i wouldn't let the broom sweep you. if you were an ant and an anteater tried to eat you i would kick him in the face."

awww. just what i needed to hear.

nighty night