spc and happenings

a portrait of our feet.
mom is in town and after we got our pedicures, i knew it would make a patterned self portrait.
our toes.
of course the puppy had to be a part, too.


in other news,

• mom came in on tuesday and we had dinner at mt very favorite restaurant on the way home from the airport, lisa's small plates. it is so fun to eat there, and they have my favorite dessert, creme brulee.

• my projects are coming together. mom and i are enjoying each other and working on gifts that we hope to put together for christmas. drinking coffee. planning and preparing.
  

• my classroom is getting set. i put mom to work and we are cutting and coloring, organizing and planning. i am meeting all the teachers again and learning to navigate the corridors. its exciting and fun, but i am grieving the loss of summer.

• d and r had us over a delicious dinner from the grill last night. it was great food, great conversation, great dog wrestling, and a great time. talks and laughter. their new house is looking wonderful as they are settling in and making it their own.
  

• the days ahead will hopefully be full of visiting and cooking and eating and shopping and more classroom preparation and cutting and more cooking and more eating and visiting.

i'll keep you posted.