In the wee hours of the morning this birthday girl of ours spiked a sudden fever, and it has not relented all day. She was disappointed that she couldn’t take her birthday treats to school with her, but we tried to make the best of it today. She finally agreed that a birthday dinner out…
Author: thirdstoryies
on the day you were born
Yesterday afternoon, as I was sitting at work, I started thinking about our plans for E’s birthday the next day. And as my thoughts started spiraling backwards from the birthday plans and started flitting through the last few years, I found myself thinking of where I had been exactly five years ago that afternoon and…
scenes from a (river) weekend
We had a nice change of pace this past weekend when we packed up the car and headed north up the mighty Mississippi to stay with, and boat with, great friends. Saturday was a gorgeous day with blue skies and puffy white clouds and the most pleasant eighty degrees I’ve ever felt. The water was…