Three

This is a neat photo pool: Still:body

I should be doing practical work like packing but I had to check on her and make sure she’s sleeping OK in our big bed. The crib is to be sent back to my sister tomorrow to await the arrival of the new family member east of the mountains. Here’s my still:body contribution plus one more with Grimmy cat. (Remind me to set up the tripod once we’re into our new space, and leave it up!)

1:58pm

2:16pm “click”. She’s opened the door and is staggering around the living room still half asleep. I usher her back into the bedroom and she lays down again. Maybe the transition to her own bed, free of crib rails, will go smoothly if it’s a bed as cozy as ours. Maybe we’ll have a lot of challenges now that she can just get up and let herself out! Only time will tell, but I’m glad I caught that still sleeping moment so I can remember how warm and cuddly her body is when she’s sleeping in our bed.

4:03 pm on our historic election day, we are waiting and hoping and speculating. The poles just closed in the East. My Obama t-shirt is freshly washed after wearing it far too often this past month. I’ve made chocolate souffle cakes for the evening to be served either as a desert of celebration or a short lived balm to disappointed souls. I’ve got some hand sewing to keep myself calm, my mind focused on a methodical task as we wait for the results to come in this evening. Whatever happens, I hope we can all focus our intense interest and passion in this race to promoting the causes and values we care about most in our communities long after the Presidential Election is determined. In Sean’s grandmother’s words, “may God’s man win”.