Peace Like A River


It was a wide river, mistakable for a lake or even an ocean unless you'd been wading and knew its current. Somehow I'd crossed it... Now I saw the stream regrouped below, flowing on through what might've been vineyards, pastures, orhards... It flowed between and alongside the rivers of people; from here it was no more than a silver wire winding toward the city. - Leif Enger, Peace Like A River

Saturday, November 08, 2003

Got another tarp full of leaves raked up this morning. With the cold cold weather, a lot of the remaining leaves came down, so hopefully I won't have to rake any more. There are a few left on the trees, but not many. The one out front still has some.

John was breaking up some ice and snow outside while I was raking, and he had fun nibbling on it. While we went to the dump to take the leaves, Rhonda let Hanna ride the trike up and down the street. She went back and forth 3 or 4 times, but then she stopped, put up her hands and said "done".

Last night when I came home from work, John greeted me at the door (sans pants) and he had a drum around his neck and was merrily banging on it. Rhonda had got out their instruments and they were listening to Musikgarten songs. John was just as happy as Larry. He had such a smile on his face as he marched around like the Little Drummer Boy. He'd play and sing some songs he knew.

This morning Rhonda said John was playing with a Halloween toy we have that makes sounds, one of the things it says is "I want some candy", and John heard that and said "I want some candy too". Rhonda said what kind of candy do you want, and John said "brown". Ha.

He's been going in the potty chair. had a couple accidents, one in his pants when we were outside. Sometimes when he goes he'll come over with a smile on his face and say "I did it!"

Just put Hanna down her nap. Hopefully John will be ready soon. I must sit and down and get some done on Chapter 3. I really want to finish it by next Saturday, our next meeting.

The Gophers are currently tied with Wisconsin 34-34. Once again, no defense. They still haven't beaten a team with a winning record. They don't deserve a big bowl game.

John just came over with a ball and took me by the hand and said something like "sit on the horsey". Then he sat on the bottom step, and I figured out he wanted me to sit on the foot rest by the couch, and he threw me the ball, and I threw it back, and we did that a few times.

Tonight Rhonda and I are going to see a play at the Theater in the Round, where we had season tickets for a year. We'll see Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, my favorite playwright.

Paul invited me to go with him again to the St Olaf Choir Christmas Concert. That is Dec 5.

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