Sunday, August 31, 2003
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kids and comfort food...
Soooo many children in one house today... 4 belong to Jess, 3 belong to Ellen, 2 belong to Jess' sister Kirstin, 3 belong to Jess' sister Laura, and one is a friend. I don't know whose he is. The kids sit at the giant kitchen table to eat their tuna casserole. The giant table is not giant enough. The adults sit wherever they can find room. There are biscuits and honey. There is a crazy weasel ball. There are gospel songs playing on the computer CD player, TV blaring in the living room, children screaming outside and in, and a painting of a cow and spider looking at you as if you were in an outhouse when you're sitting on the toilet. Later on there might be Hershey's fudge sauce. And yes, we have done a lot of work and will do more tonight. But in the mean time, it's nice to just sit surrounded by chaos and smile.