Proving again the axiom that everyone needs a staff photographer, brains was on the boat for the sailing series last night and finally had his opportunity to use Mera as his subject.

I'm pretending not to notice that everything in our lives is in a complete state of befuddling flux.

Thanks to all those with ideas on how to break through writer's block and constipated hard drive.

Tomorrow we leave for California on the last of our summer vacations from our life of vacationing. Should be a really enjoyable trip. I'm not looking forward to the drive... not really friendly on the back. I'm also a little worried about our 92 Ford minivan. It only has a few more of these trips left in her, I suspect. We'll see.

School starts when we get back. Argh! School starts. SCHOOL. Remember that? School thing? That school THING? It's like this huge, looming monster about to swoop down on me. Aeron is excited. Jaime is excited. Mera is indifferent. She's busy plowing through the complete works of Philip Pullman. I'm worrying about the time suck. I enjoy homeschooling the girl but it's a big vacuum of time, energy, and ideas.