Fever Blue

the little one is suffering a fever and a bad tummy.

and yes, i feel like the worst mama in the world for not being home with her... cozied up.

worse because she begged me not to go.

for those of you considering buying a house - -

TEAR OUT THE CARPET BEFORE YOU BUY...

this is what we have in front of us to clean up. this is just the stairs. there's more in the dining room, and the living room. they were, supposedly, going to replace the carpeting... when we told them that they could just have it torn up, they decided against any changes to the carpeting at all... can you even think to wonder why?

oh but won't it be the prettiest little house when we're done.

it's a rainy day today - sort of typical of Michigan in the autumn - - we have three kinds of autumn weather here

- - sunny and crisp and full of everything that is good about the fall

- - rainy and bleak and the kind of weather that makes you want a good book and a cup of something warm to eat or drink and a fire in the fireplace and a cat at your feet

- - snowy and bitter (rarely is autumn snow the lovely big fluffy flakes) and the kind of weather that makes you want a good book and a cup of something warm to eat or drink and a fire in the fireplace and a cat at your feet

all in all, it's a good time for warm liquids, fireplaces, and cats.