i really miss the kids. they went to rhode island for a couple of days, to be with grandma and grampa, and things are too quiet without them. ed and i were listening to some classical music last night after the market. we were so tired, and it was nice to be able to just sit and relax with the music. we don't get to do that when the kids are around. but after a while, ed got up and went to the goat pen, and let coffee out. coffee loves company so she grazed a little bit outside our house, and then she came right in and jumped all over ed and i and on and off the couch. so we felt a little less lonely, now that we had some craziness from coffee.

at one point ed said to me that the kids will grow and in a few years they won't want to be with us as much as they do now. so we should just make the most of it now, when they're still young and still want to do everything with us. it was hard for me to hear that, but it was a good reminder.

things always change. all we can do is be present for each precious moment as it happens.
peace