Today, our second moth hatched! What I thought sounded like a mouse chewing inside the wall, turned out to be a Luna moth clawing its way out of the cocoon. Here is a video of the final moments:
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- Actual happiness looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand. - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
- Education"Must we always teach our children with books? Let them look at the stars and the mountains above. Let them look at the waters and the trees and flowers on Earth. Then they will begin to think, and to think is the beginning of a real education." -David Polis
- "Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it... but by sitting still, and the more one sits still, the closer one becomes to feeling ill... Thus if one just keeps walking, everything will be all right." -Soren Kierckgaard
- Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. - Albert Camus
- How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. Annie Dillard
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January 2009
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Tiny Trouble
Tonight as I was cooking dinner, Levi climbed up on the counter to help conduct an experiment. He made his own "volcano" by mixing various ingredients.
Kind of a mess & the box of baking soda is now combined something else, but he had fun doing it.
January 01, 2009
Happy New Year!
2009 is here and we're tired. The past year was an exciting, but busy one for us. We bought a humongous Airstream and truck, Mark started a new job in another state, we moved - a lot - the boys and I have lived in seven different houses/apartments/campers in the past seven months! We have driven a lot of miles in a lot of places, including Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. The boys have been real troopers through all of it. It is hard to believe they are the same guys that would scream for entire car rides in their early years. Silas says he loves to ride now, especially at night.
We just finished our most recent move today. We only went from a small apartment to the larger house next door, but it was a move and a lot of work! At least I know we'll be in one spot for at least two months before packing up again.
Now that the hard work is over, we're relaxing and playing with new gifts (we enjoyed a quiet, lovely, very snowy Christmas), including a very exciting volcano kit - thanks Aunt Karen, Uncle Bill, Jenny and especially John!
We're hoping for a peaceful 2009 and wish all our friends and family a happy, healthy new year!
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