Fabulous Sunset Scenery

We've been having sunny mornings and cloudy, rainy afternoons, which have produced snowy mountains and gorgeous sunsets.

Back To School

Monday was the first day back at school for Joffre. He misses some of his former classmates who've moved on, but fully half the class is back this year. He's also not sure about his new teacher (pictured on the right), and has been sticking close to last year's teacher (whose hand he is shown holding) whenever possible.

Alec is angry that Joffre is spending 2 hours a day away from him, but is outraged at the suggestion tentatively made that he might like to stay at school, himself. Clearly everyone staying home together was working out fine, and there was no reason to go changing that.

How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?

So, at 6:00 the morning after we got back from Cusco, I woke up to an enormous pair of blue eyes staring seriously into mine.

"Mom!" announced Joffre.
"Mrph?"
"Why you come back from your trip?"
"Well, sweetie, because we missed you."
"Yeah, I miss you too. When you go another trip?"
"Um, I don't know . . . "
"When you come back your next trip, you gonna bring me FOUR presents!"
"Um, well, we'll probably bring you just one present, just like this time . . . "
[triumphantly, as though playing his trump card] "No! You gonna bring me FOUR, because I FOUR years old!"
"Well, that's certainly some kind of logic."

Good to know what's really important.