Beth, my friend, this one's for you. . .

. . .and anyone else interested in my daughter and me singing. Click on the video. The rest is self-explanatory.

Caroline has discovered the joy of singing Christmas carols. Okay, she really only likes one carol. She likes "Away in a Manger." She asks for it by name. . ."Chri-mus" and we oblige her. I am hopeful that you will enjoy our rendition of this classic. I am also (not quite as) hopeful that it will actually upload before the end of time as we know it. We'll see.

Our house is back to just the four of us. Although it's good to be back to "normal" (whatever that is) it is noticably quieter. Quieter isn't always better than busy.

We had a wonderful time with Mark's family over the Thanksgiving holiday. Lots of stories, games, and laughter. Cookies were consumed by the handful, and both of my children's sleep cycles are completely thrown off.

Sounds like a great holiday, doesn't it? As one of my literary heroes (Frank McCourt) would say,

'Twas