Reading happens anywhere

Aidan loves to read, which thrills us. We take full credit for starting him on the right path by reading to him every night of his life since he was born. Even when he had no idea what we were doing or what we were saying, it laid the foundation for his love of reading.

Proof that the urge to read can happen anywhere:


He is sitting in the snow saucers that Grandma Williams gave him for Christmas, reading the book on the states that we gave him. If you happen to see him, be sure to ask him what the capital of Delaware is or the nickname of New Hampshire.

At home in New York

I'm back - did you miss me?

The last six weeks or so have been a wild mixture of exhaustion, excitement, impatience, packing and tedium. I wrapped up our Georgia lives as best as I could while keeping life as normal as possible for Aidan, and on Thursday, 17 December, we picked up James from the ATL airport and life accelerated. We packed up a PODS container, waved it off, and climbed into my car with suitcases, boy and cat.

Three days, 1000+ miles, eight states and no one got tossed from the car - not bad. We arrived in Baldwinsville one week ago and started the process of settling in. The PODS container doesn't arrive until Thursday, but we have been getting the lay of the land and learning how to live together as three people again. Christmas was very merry, mainly because we are together and don't have a airplane departure looming over us.

I have found and visited both the local library and the closest Wegmans grocery store, so life is good. More, much more, to come!