Sunday, December 18, 2011

We had four, count 'em, four births in 24 hours. Sheesh. And my midwife partner is at the birth center with yet another momma in labor and another momma waiting in the wings....

They all wanted an instant peer group.

Today we put up a tree in the house, the first time I've had a tree in ages. It's such a mess of needles but the guy at the tree place managed to put the tree in the back of my wee car so I didn't have to worry about it falling off the hood and causing a collision and ruining someone's Saturday with dented cars and the police and the like.

I bought Deb's 23 yo son a flying helicopter that runs on batteries. The boy toy department is so weird with transformers (?) and all manner of guns and space aliens.

I went to the yarn store yesterday and next door was a gamer place and there was a huddle of young people in black commiserating about some dark game. The girl among them was wearing six inch high boots and a a purple dress and a pointy-hemmed black coat. The boys just looked like geeks. But online they are flying wizards with impressive magic swords and mythical beasts who zap the giant sand spiders and segmented fanged worms. I had The Jungle Book and Little Women as a kid. However, my parents bought several books of Greek and Roman mythology which I read, because I read everything in the house. Medusa was a pretty mean gal, what with turning folks into stone and even in death, growing cacti in the desert from blood dripping from her neck.

I still wish I could fly.

The whole family arrives on the 25th. Then the house will be stuffed full of people and noise and food. We'll eat together and play Apples to Apples and visit the house around the corner with the zillion lights running on a generator and go to the mountains so we can play in the snow. Maya will cut my hair. I'll get to hug and kiss my dear ones with missing them mixed in because we don't see each other enough, ever.

Push the sadness down into a corner, at least for a while.

4 comments:

Ms. Moon said...

What a great video of an almost-baby Keith. I wonder how many hours a day he fools around with the guitar.
Now- TELL THOSE BABIES TO SLOW DOWN! Jesus. Bless their little hearts. Bless YOUR heart.
When it rains, it pours babies, doesn't it?
Love to you, Beth. You have no idea how much it tickles me (to pieces) that you love that book, love our darling Keith.

Wendy Birdseye Pavlus said...

Ahhh, the changes of old age Beth. How I loved those years of buying toys and filling up the living room with them and their faces. Now I buy them for 8 grandchildren and more than half I will not see open them :( This is our last 14 ft tree as we will be moving from here before this time of year arrives again, so it is a bittersweet year. I suck at change and this is a big one. my youngest girl will be getting married next August so I will be back for that, but other than that I will be in Florida.

Hey, I thought you were growing your hair out?? Mine is about 18 inches right now and I want to get it cut, but have no money to do it. Maybe one of my kids will give me a gift certificate for Xmas! Have a great time with your girls and Milo. A loud crazy house with little kids(especially boys) is so fun!! Merry Christmas!!

beth coyote said...

Dear Ms Moon-Keith-sigh. We had another baby today. And there will be one tomorrow. So that's 6 in 3 days.
Criminey.

And Wendy dear-yes, a full house with noise and food and the people I love the most. It's wonderful.

beth coyote said...

Dear Ms Moon-Keith-sigh. We had another baby today. And there will be one tomorrow. So that's 6 in 3 days.
Criminey.

And Wendy dear-yes, a full house with noise and food and the people I love the most. It's wonderful.