This is a really good story, but quite dark and it makes me glad that I live now and not in the early 1900’s. It is the story of two women who live in a rural/farming area and depend on one another for company. Their relationship has many ups and down (mostly downs) and when the Depression puts a strain on their already awkward friendship, things never seem to recover.
Archive for November 2010
My step-dad was in awe over the number of shoes that kept piling up by the back door. When the total number of bodies living in your house goes from two to ten…there tend to be A LOT more shoes. 🙂
Wrestling with the cousins and Uncle Patrick in the backyard
(Project 365-11/25/10)
Coloring with Grandma in the morning before heading over to celebrate Thanksgiving with the other set of grandparents.
Sean’s sister and our nieces, Tatum and Jessika
Sean with his dad and brother
The boys playing Wii with their cousin, Luke.
We are so lucky to have our family pretty much located all in one spot. The boys got to spend some time with their cousins, grandparents and great-grandparents over Thanksgiving.
We had the BEST Thanksgiving EVER! Many, many tears were shed when our house flooded and we had to cancel our Thanksgiving plans. However, things worked out and we were able to go home for Thanksgiving and see our family!
My awesome brother and his lovely wife.
Battleship with Grandad
(Project 365-11/24/10)
A great dinner shared with a great family. My mom was so happy to have everyone under the same roof she got a little weepy when we all sat down to eat. It was a happy kind of weepy though. 🙂
Yes, they were yummy. They were yummy for dessert and even yummier for breakfast in the days that followed.
…especially when they just ripped a ton of water-logged insulation out of your house.
This is from the car…notice how I have the heat set to “MAX HOT”.
Sorry, I just love first grade projects. Colm brought this home from school today and I had to take a picture. I think I love it so much because he has really gotten into learning about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag.
First grade has spent the past month or so learning about the Pilgrims and about how they came here for “opportunity”. (Colm loves to use that word when describing the Pilgrims’ voyage here). As an extension of that study, they have a homework assignment which involves filling out a little sheet about where their ancestors came from, why they came to America and what holidays their family celebrates. Then they will all do a little presentation using the info. from their sheets.
My job was to help him research traditional clothes that his ancestors might have worn. Colm was not impressed with his Irish, Scottish or English ancestors’ wardrobe choices, so we went with the Germans.
I cut out all the clothing. Colm cut out the guy, glued on the clothes and drew the face on him. I think he looks pretty good. 🙂
Yes, I guess it is beneficial to be able to get all of your laundry done all at once, but it is a pain in the ^*(%$ to drag it all there. It’s also PRICEY! Those laundromat people are making a killing.