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Wanting to move slowly. Today I can. We can. We're all home, doing our own thing, coming together, drifting apart.

Yesterday turned out a bit crazy with a terror alert at Cap's uni, a partially detached retina for Mummu (which has been treated and she now needs to sit tight for five days---thank goodness for Auntie Nancy who drove her in and out of Boston), and a major crisis for some dear, dear friends.

Kelly and her girls came over for a playdate as the shit was hitting the fan and she was true blue. Played with all the kids while I was on the phone for over an hour. We ate leftovers from co-op dinner and they went home.

I found some comfort in garlic knots and avocado sushi rolls for dinner. And bacon chocolate for dessert. Yes. Bacon chocolate.

Also knitting. Finished a project and started stopped started another one, trying to get it right. This yarn, that yarn, this pattern, that pattern...

Finished the night with the line-up on NBC, qi gong, and actually going to bed with Cap which is a rarity.

The slowness today is recovery. From yesterday's hubbub and carby goodness/badness of last night's dinner. (The yin and yang of it, the yin and yang of it.)

Qi gong followed by homemade ginger-lemon tea with honey is just the ticket. (Not sure about the bee pollen stirred into warm juice yet. I'm not averse, but I am not sure I am feeling specific benefits.)

Some kidbits:

• We got them some reading lamps and we're all in love. Getting into their beds at night is a whole new experience. They seem to be staying in longer, too.

• Kinder misses Sophia.

• We decided to drop Kinder out of soccer. He did not enjoy himself there for the most part last week. He'd rather play out back with us.

• I asked them to let me know what they'd like to work on with me at home (preplanning for this quarter) and Kinder, without missing a beat, said, "science experiments and soccer".

• We took the bikes out yesterday afternoon after a long winter's hibernation. We need to entice First onto his next bike. He loves his bike which is kind of small for him. The tires were low, but they had fun circling the pavement out back.