sweet Hazel is over in her swing starting to cry. she just realized that she was put down after she fell asleep. she has to be touching a warm body at all times. i don't mind so much. i guess i've bought into the attachment thing. it just seems more natural to me. so she gets worn or carried just about all day. and sleeps with us at night. i know she'll grow out of it eventually, but i like giving her as much security as possible while she's just starting out.

we stayed around the house today. it's all cleaned up now. in theory i like to keep my Christmas decor up until Epiphany, you know, observing the 12 days of Christmas, but this year i brought everything down a few days early. the house suddenly feels so clean and fresh.

we're all big Peanuts fans here in the Wells fam, and William gave Brian this book for Christmas -



as Brian is busy reading something else, i asked to read it. it's really well written and awfully interesting, but then i just like biographies.

the kids are going to go out to Burnet tomorrow. i'll have two days to plan out the second half of the school year while they're away. i really hope i can use my time wisely and do what needs to be done.

well, i'm fading away. off to bed i go.