01.17.11 (Tuesday am) - Another rainy, freakishly warm day (low 60s) in January. We need to buy some window coverings. Decisions, decisions. Luckily the neighbors have their own, so they can block us out.



01.16.11 (Monday evening) - F learned about MLK in school, so after dinner Dan told her we could all watch the "I Have A Dream" speech together. It's pretty amazing, especially realizing how large of a crowd attended The March on Washington.







01.16.11 (Monday) - Cold day. But F and P insisted on spending most of the afternoon outside.





01.15.11 (Sunday) - We had the new neighbors over for dinner, lots of vegetarian dishes (swiss chard and spaghetti squash). F helped cook everything and even "tried" to eat it. Tried being the key word in that sentence.

01.14.11 (Saturday) - I didn't realize until Sunday that I forgot to take a picture on my birthday. It was a good day, full of friends and cupcakes. Three dozen. Wow.

01.13.11 (Friday) - Fresh veggies delivered by Arganica on Thursday night. Yum. 01.12.11 (Thursday) - I found T's vintage 70s shirt at goodwill and loved it immediately. Luckily, he loves it too.

01.11.12 (Wednesday pm) - Dan's mom and great aunt came to visit in the afternoon. Several dance parties followed. 01.11.12 (Wednesday afternoon) - F's poem (translation) - My Poem: Home, Om/ Om Home/ Whatever It Is It's Something People Live in/ Home, Om." 01.11.12 (Wednesday am) - F woke up saying she felt "too sick to go to school." She didn't seem sick, but I let her stay home. We spent the morning working on art projects. Sometimes everyone needs a day off. 01.10.12 (Tuesday) - After we dropped F off at school, we realized I locked us out of the house. We had to call a locksmith (Mr. Supershady) who arrived one hour late and explained that all of our locks were "unpickable". So he had to replace one. A couple hundred dollars later, he got us back inside. I think the whole thing was a total scam, but I was too cold to fight.

01.09.12 (Monday) - Finally snow. Finally. 01.7.12 (Saturday pm) - P's in love. I think we all are a little bit. 01.06.12 (Friday am) - Jumping on the walk to school. It is Friday after all.

01.05.11 (Thursday) - T's finally ASKING to wear a coat and mittens in the morning. A big step.

01.04.12 (Wednesday) - Still trying to get used to the light in our new house. And how best to photograph it.

01.03.12 (Tuesday pm) - Really cold day with high winds. Felt like downtown Chicago when I picked F up from kindergarten. 01.03.12 (Tuesday am) - Margie in town, so P did puzzles with her all morning. P didn't want to put any of them away.