Family Life

The day broke dark and gloomy, windy and cold and raining. That’s OK. I’m leaving. I was in no particular hurry. My only task for the day was to drive from Gy?r to Budapest, all of one and a half hours. I anticipated a relaxed Saturday: a leisurely breakfast, unhurried packing, an easy drive on [...]

Did you see tonight’s lunar eclipse? I spent all evening popping outside every ten minutes to take photos. I missed the last couple of eclipses because of clouds, and we’re not supposed to get another eclipse until 2010. Tonight’s forecast was for clear skies with the moon high in the sky–ideal conditions. I set the [...]

It was icy this morning, freezing rain pelting down. I headed out to church with Daniel–just the two of us–and as soon as the car backed out of the level garage onto the sloping driveway it began to slide down the hill. I wasn’t too concerned. There are snowbanks piled high on either side of [...]

The three non-sick family members went grocery shopping this morning. I took Daniel and Joel with me, giving Debbie and Micah a break from the usual Saturday morning clamor. At lunch I mentioned that I had some errands I wanted to run, and floated the possibility of again taking the two older boys. Debbie had [...]

A wonderful opportunity presented itself today: a friend offered to babysit so we could go out to dinner. We rarely eat out, and we’re kid-free even less often. Needless to say, we jumped at the opportunity. Debbie already knew where she wanted to go, which led me to question whether she has this mental list [...]