November 12

Since the kids didn't have school today, we did what we often do on off-days and had brunch at the Black Bear Diner in town.

Although they went on to drive me partially nuts in the afternoon hours, I realized as we sat there eating that they've all grown up quite a lot in recent times; I only had to remind them to use inside voices and that knives and forks were required equipment a few times.

I'm thankful for the really little people they were once upon a time and for the bigger little people they are now.