The full moon was smiling on us.

Joy!

(dancing bear letter press card by Paper Stone Printing)

Dear Pennsylvania,

I am exhausted - but happily so. I have spent far too long tooling around on-line. I am so happy to have broken my fast. I feel warm and cozy and my body is smiling sleepishly (is that a word?) on the inside.

Tuesdays and Fridays are bath day for Three. She sometimes spends all morning happily getting all pruney in the tube. Today I was helping her dry off when she bent down and gave Diego their cat a big hug. Then right in front of me she picked him up turned around and plopped him into the bathtub. The poor cat was wet all the way up to his belly-button (you get the picture). It all happened so fast I couldn't intervene! I love 4 and half year olds. I think she honestly just wanted him to have as much fun as she did. Adorable (and a little naughty too:)).

It's California's brithday today. She and Frog met Two and me at yoga. Frog and Two were in the front row and Cal. and I enjoyed a good laugh watching them figure out the poses - not in a malicious way - but in a "we love them" way. Three helped me make Cal. a chocolate ganache tort with salty caramel sauce. Yum.

After homemade pizza for dinner Three and I went to the grocery store to get ice cream. The full moon was smiling on us. I felt so incredibly joyful singing songs with her in the freezing cold parking lot. Glimpses of joy are all you need to be reminded of how it is to be truly in the moment :)

The salty caramel sauce was so good on that ice cream. Ice cream reminds me of you and me. Coffee (your fave) with the caramel sauce would have been INCREDIBLE. Instead of netflix and ice cream with you - I watched Fraggle Rock with Two and Three. They make for good ice cream buddies. And I think Two is inspired by the wonders of Jim Henson.

I am going to turn in early. I have a cold that I have been fighting off for the past couple of days. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.

Love, love, love,

Wisconsin

P.S.

I am pretty sure sleepishly is indeed a word even though it is coming up as misspelled. If it isn't it should be.