Afternoon Conversation

Me: [playing the piano]

Sam: “MOM! What IS THAT?!”

Me: “It’s called ‘Jupiter.’ It’s from the ‘Planets.’”

Sam: “OMG, MOM! It sounds SO GOOD. It sounds like… It sounds like it’s from a video game!!”

Me: “Well, it is a classic.”



[Obviously that’s not me in the video. That’s cuz I didn’t take one. The part I was playing was the “Chorale.” It starts at min. 3:30.]

Sam Looking Good in his New Suit

Morning Conversation

Lily: “OMG, Mom. It is, like, wet outside. I can feel it on my toes and my face and my arms… But there isn’t actually any water! There’s no rain, there’s no puddles. But it’s just... so… wet!”

Me: “Yes, Honey. That’s called humidity.”

Lily: “It would never do this in Utah.”

First sign that spring is coming

There are no leaves on the trees, no grass, no plants at all, really, and there are snow flurries in the air. But this little guy was sticking straight up in my front yard this morning, defying all of it.

The first day of Spring, but no sign of it yet

(Taken at Dawn: Our Backyard)