Monthly Archives: January 2009

Between the ice storm, vacation, and working from home a few days, Sean and I have been able to spend a lot of time together. As much as I hated the complete disruption of our lives the last few weeks, I can't really complain about all of the time Sean and I have been able to connect. Lori took this photo yesterday. I was zonked on the couch, and Sean was curled right up into me playing Sonic the Hedgehog on his Gameboy. He probably stayed there for almost an hour. We've had a lot of moments like this lately, and it warms my heart just looking at the pictures.

During the ice storm, we were out of our house for about 12 days, all told. We spent the majority of that time at my folks' condo up in the mountains. It was Lori, the kids, the dogs, and I, plus my parents, their two dogs, and their two cats. Everyone was trying real hard to make the best of it, but it was a pretty stressful arangement - especially with Christmas looming. So we were all worn a little thin. At one point, I accidentally walked in on Lori crying in the second bedroom, just overwhelmed by it all. So I'm trying to console her, but it was Sean who finally got her to smile. He was headed to the bathroom, and heard his mom crying. So he came in, wrapped his arms around her legs in a great big hug, and said, "Don't cry Mommy, it's ok. There aren't any monsters in here."