It's the 5:00 hour. I'm sitting in the living room trying to finish a chapter in a book. Charissa and Callie are working on a puzzle right next to me and insistently rambling in quite loud voices any thoughts that enter their heads. Rick is in the kitchen starting some dinner while helping Sveta with some homework, both of them are talking and sometimes at the same time! Katie is stitting about 5 feet away practicing her violin. Warren is at the kitchen table on a laptop computer, flanked on either side by Sash and his friend German. They are all talking. Putting down my book, I suddenly think, "this is the the sound of 
my life". There's not a lot of silence much of the time. My home is still filled to the brim with family and they make a lot of noise (especially when Callie arrives)! Sometimes I long for escape to peace and quiet, but I know these days will come to an end. So be thankful now -- enjoy the chaos!
my life". There's not a lot of silence much of the time. My home is still filled to the brim with family and they make a lot of noise (especially when Callie arrives)! Sometimes I long for escape to peace and quiet, but I know these days will come to an end. So be thankful now -- enjoy the chaos! This is my newest kitty (who I am affectionately calling 'new kitty') just before 5:00. Ahh, the life of a cat!
