11.19

Now, the night is welcome.

11.18

I did what I could to make the end of his day better than its beginning.

11.17

I think I did a better job today of being present.

11.16

I knew I would have liked it. I hoped that was enough.

11.15

Irresistible.

11.14

We have yet to come up with the perfect way to celebrate this time of the birds. I forget, in the meantime, how much I appreciate their silhouettes. 

11.13

The fire finished up the same time we did.

11.12

The weekend weather smiled upon us.

11.11

We had to race against the dwindling light. We lost, but we were close enough to manage.

11.10

I made them. And someone bought them. It's always a nice feeling.

11.09

Moods and weather. Unpredictable. Rapidly changing.

11.08

Everyone had the same idea. Probably one of the last chances of the year.

11.07

It's impossible to predict which parts of the day are going to go smoothly and which parts will be rocky.

11.06

Fresh air and exercise. Good for us all.

11.05

Maybe one day I'll try to paint.

11.04

Taking the time to take our time made a big difference.

11.03

Every morning, a surprise.

11.02

Exclusion always hurts.

11.01

I wonder how long they'll buy the "do as I say, not as I do" routine. I think they're already on to me.

10.31

An enchanted night of begging.

10.30

We were the best of friends, we were the worst of friends.

10.29

We should do this more often. And what came before and after.

10.28

The warmth of a fall evening.

10.27

I want to walk down this street with my camera. Until then, this will have to do.

10.26

Countdown to Spiderman.

10.25

Seven has presented me with all kinds of doubt. What's most important with him? Which battles are worth fighting? Because there can potentially be a lot of battles.

10.24

Wait. You mean I could have been doing this all along?

10.23

I've been trying to collect these lovely fall days. I'm hoping their sunshine, friends, loveliness will carry me through the gray.

10.22

The market had everything we needed to make it feel like fall.

10.21

We had a good evening, despite our change of plans.

10.20

Rain, museum, friends.

10.19

I did this to him.

10.18

It's easy for me to get lost. Do I focus on the reflection or the real thing?

10.17

"Homework is the worst part of school," he says. He's got a long educational life ahead of him.

10.16

I did everything the same, but it still tasted better when Tiff made it.

10.15

It took me a couple of hours to work up the motivation, but it was the perfect fall hike.

10.14

We are lucky to have such a great cloud of friends.

10.13

How do you inject fun into practicing spelling words? Harry Potter.

10.12

I don't know how many more of these days we'll get before the winter gets here.

10.11

Eleven hours of sleep does not happen often enough.

10.10

A lot of everyday things got forgotten in the wake of the weekend.

10.09

The extra hour of travel time was definitely made up for by the scenery.

10.08

There are some magical places on earth.

10.07

I wish I could be a kid here.

10.06

Road-weary travelers appreciate this.

10.05

A three-hour ride alone can be calming.

10.04

In my perfect world, every evening ends with dinner in the park with people we like.

10.03

I was exhausted. I tried everything to persuade him to stay inside. In the end, he persuaded me. But I was too stubborn to let him have the credit.

10.02

There are positives and negatives of 1100 square feet.

10.01

I wish I could control my distraction and get caught up in the rush of his enthusiasm more often.