Karen Jacot / the blog

I keep putting off writing more on here because I feel bogged down by how much I need to catch up on that I have not posted from the past few months. I feel this compulsion to blog completely chronologically, so I think, “I can’t blog this until I’ve blogged that.” But forget that, because this picture from yesterday makes me want to stop time.

They are four, and they are best friends. I can’t help but think that they won’t be best friends forever–how many people are still close with someone they knew at age four?–but they are so good for each other and love being together so much. (If you ever look at CuriousLyle.com, you’ll see her there with him on many days.) I love watching them play together and be kind to each other (mostly) and stand up for each other.

I love age four. I kind of don’t want it to end.

I know it seems like I’ve forgotten about this blog, but I actually think about it quite often. It’s just that that’s all I do–think.

A couple weekends ago, we planted some flowers and herbs and cantaloupes in all the pots we have had sitting around empty all fall & winter. The cantaloupes were Lyle’s idea. I have no idea if these seedlings will manage to produce fruit for us or not. The day after we planted them, Lyle woke up and bounded out of bed saying, “I want to go check and see if there are any cantaloupes yet!”