This morning feels like a good morning. The house is already buzzing with activity at this early hour. My 6 yr old niece spent the night. My parents had to run some errands in the evening so we had a couple hours to ourselves. We sat in the living room where I read Plato for Philosophy and she played with Pearl & Presley, and listened to classical music on tv. After a while she told me she liked that kind of music. Now I eat my English muffin and drink lavender tea. My sister just came to pick her up - they're going to a pumpkin patch today after a traditional Sunday breakfast. I slept almost all night! It felt wonderful! I did wake up for a little while sometime during the wee hours of the morning, but not for the usual 2-3 hours. Yesterday I bought something to help me sleep from the herb store downtown Edmonds, and the first night I have it I don't need it. It seems to usually work out that way. I still feel tired, but I need to read Book I of The Republic before I meet my group to discuss our presentation for Women's Studies.

This is a picture of my niece, Ellie, and my nephew, Isaac.

"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child." ~Forest Witcraft