76 deg ~ yes, it is 1:30 a.m., and the temp is 76 deg...looking at 90's for the highs next week, with one 100 deg day in the forecast
I don't normally write about my family much here at the Kangaroo, but given my silence the last week or so, I figured an explanation might be in order. So, this is where I've been: meeting my great-nephew for the first time. Let me tell you, Joseph Matthew (aka Joey, aka Peanut) is one happy kid. The back injury delayed my trip by a week, but we still managed to fit in some quality aunt-nephew bonding time. Unfortunately, I couldn't really tote him around and swing him about as much as I wanted to given that I'm still on restricted lifting and exercising. That will have to wait until our next visit later this summer.
Iowa was its normal, stunning spring/summer self, although some of the fields have had to be replanted due to a late freeze. I got my fill of staring at the neatly combed rows of corns just starting to get a good grip in the dirt. Now, I'm homesafe, the back is on the mend, and I'm planning a poem-a-day write-a-thon starting on Monday, I think.
As for the time of this post, I've been struck by a cruel blast of insomnia, reminiscent of my bout with it in Denver at AWP. However, this time, I'm home in my own bed after days away, I haven't had any caffeine since 6 a.m., and there isn't much to stress about, so I'm not sure who I've offended to deserve such treatment, but I'll gladly perform my penance to get back to sleep!
2 comments:
That is the very model of a bouncing baby boy -- what a cutie! Congratulations!
Marie, we've decided he's a keeper! :) Sadly, I don't get to see him again until later in the summer. Times like this, I wish I was closer to my family. As you know, the baby days go so quickly.
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