The big sister

Eva is wearing her new dress from Oaxaca while finishing her latest painting. (reminds me of a Georgia O'Keefe) She learned yesterday that she will become the older sibling of a little sister in March. I asked her what the the baby's name would be and she looked at me rather incredulously and said, "Baby". It is a very joyful time for all of us here in the Baxter/Dinsmore household. We also learned Ivan, Joanna and Eva will be coming to Minneapolis for Christmas. It has been a few years since we were together at Christmas, so it will be special time indeed.

Harry and I plan to leave St. Louis and head home Saturday morning, the last 500 miles will seem like nothing after the 3,500 driven so far. It is turning a bit cold here and we know what is coming next, although we have not experienced it for two years. I plan to go back to subbing a bit and Harry has developed a long to-do list: nobody is better than Harry at making a big to-do about things. So we will keep busy as we adjust to the cold. (Did I forget to mention exercise?)