Big family life

My dream of being a large multigenerational family with many puppies underfoot comes true--at least periodically.

Help-y

At used to say "help-y" when he meant "healthy." And here I am walking in this bloody, bleak landscape because of help-y friends.

Also help-y, CF helping me (and the fam!) enroll for health benefits with our new provider on the last possible day, because I had (classic Maya!) procrastinated for so long.

Give me a "T"

We hitched MIL's McCobb table that Nu now uses as an art table to our regular table to make a T, and I had an eyeful of people and faces I loved to look at.   

"Look at this day, Maya!"

A text from L, so I looked at the day, and lo, the morning rain had disappeared, so we got our walk after all, and then the guests started to arrive, and I made the bean stew and set out the co-op bread, and Big A and I braved the grocery store with two carts, and then we cooked, and hung out, and took turns at the oven, and so to bed...

A clear signal

I know NPR is supposed to be neutral and all...But this stayed on throughout school drop off trip, and after we dropped off Nu, Scout and Huck agreed with me that it seemed to say, "impeach him." 

Reflection

I started the day with this and then the therapist, but I needed more time to just sit with things, be by myself, preparing for the busyness of this week (Thanksgiving) and the next (end of term). And the next (middle of December things) and the next (end/begin the year) and the next (new term things) and on and on. Amen.

Meanwhile in India...

The littlest cousin married her longtime love, and this photo is also full of people I love.