The Wee Hours

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Hey you!

I know you have been swamped with the recent move, the new job and kids, so I imagine you have been getting up earlier and earlier just to get a few things done without a million interruptions.  

I remember when I was younger and my parents would voluntarily get up at 5am, before everyone was awake, even on the weekends.  I always thought that was so bizarre - why wouldn't you sleep for as long as you possibly could?  What could be so important that you would have to get up at 5am to do it?  And is this why they were nearly narcoleptic at 9pm on the couch every night?

Now, I understand.  Now I realize that the only time of the day during which there are no children, and one is not yet worn out by a day with children, is at 5 in the morning.  

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Vacation 2.0

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Libs!

While you were unpacking, reorganizing, starting a new job, getting Dash to a new school and acclimating Keillor to having her own room, Tygh, the kids and I made our way to Sun Valley, Idaho for a little snow, skiing and general R&R.  It was lovely – tons of snow, but with temps in the thirties to forties, and beautiful, blue sunny skies almost every day.  Sounds like vacation, doesn’t it?

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A Side of Christmas

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Hey there,

It’s almost Christmas.  I remember as a kid this being “the moooooost wonderful tiiiiiiiime of the yeeeeaaaarrr.”  I still feel that way, but, now, even more so because this will be the first year June is old enough to get it: Santa, reindeer, presents, etc.  We’ve been talking about the whole thing nonstop: what kind of cookies to make Santa (gingerbread men), what kind of treats to leave the reindeer (carrots) and what we are going to have for Christmas dessert (haven't quite decided yet).

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Found Recipes

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Dear Libby,

I'm not sure I have ever told you this, but I am a total NPR nerd.  I listen to it every time I am in the car.  I love it because while it is a news source, I am just as likely to get a human interest story about bird watching or a quick lecture on the negative effects of plutonium in my water source.  I realize that makes me not very fun sounding.  But, maybe the following will make up for that.

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I'm Fallin'

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Billy,

This time of year, it’s hard to get away from pumpkin.  And I’ve totally fallen victim.  The problem, of course, is that there are so many pumpkin recipes out there, sometimes it's hard to file through them all for the good ones, the ones actually worth making.   Plus, in this season of entertaining, I really wanted to find a couple of breakfast go-tos that were simple enough for June to help with, but also impressive enough to plunk down for an impromptu  brunch.  So I’m dropping you a quick letter to share two great ones.

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Fiddler on the Roof. And Cheesecake.

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Hey you,

I feel like I have been MIA, but work has been nuts and we've been sustaining on bread and cheese for about two weeks.  But as we head into the holiday season, I am realizing how important it is to try and slow down and take stock of each day.  Plus, Tygh's birthday was this weekend so I had the perfect excuse to do nothing but eat.

Tygh and I have never been a huge “tradition” couple.  This isn’t to say we don’t like traditions – we do.  But after ten years of training, where one of us was always on-call or at the hospital for nearly every holiday and/or birthday, we’ve learned to make our tradition one of flexibility.  In fact, one of my favorite Thanksgiving memories was coming home after an 8a-10p shift and sharing store-bought lasagne and cheap wine.

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