And I am trying valiantly to stay awake and am unsure why. Elissa was baptized at Easter Vigil, a 2.5 hour long service officiated by Bishop Dena Harrison .  Pictures of the event can be found on gregstoll  's site here .  The day started with the 10am rehearsal, followed by brunch, a nap, dinner, and the service.   Today we were lazy in the morning, then went to the Wildflower Center ...

I have been reading the blog of an amazing lady.  She is a celebrated science fiction author , naturalist with 80 acres that she is trying to return to native, and sings in our church choir (ok, so maybe I'd love to be Elizabeth Moon when I grow up).  Her past two blog entries started me thinking, and I decided that my response to her last on needed its own post. In response to the following...

From gregstoll  - what a great idea! 1. Post about something that made you happy today even if it's just a small thing. 2. Do this every day for a week without fail. 3. Tag 8 of your friends to do the same. I got to wake my kids up and get the dressed for the first time all week.  They were really happy to see me and wanted to hear about my ride on the shuttle bus.  The whole cross country...