silence ...

there's that old saying about the thundering silence ... and that is what is resonating in my home today ... thundering silence ...

why? you ponder ...

well the cherubs and my groom are off camping ... and i am left home ... home alone ...

just like the movie ...

there were days when i would have crawled across broken glass for such silence ... but as many things in life, now that i have it, i miss the energy active children bring to a household ...

my eldest cherub travels in packs these days ... and so often there are anywhere from three to six additional charges here at brookside ... arriving like locusts to purge the pantry ... they prattle about the property and usually end up in front of a movie with frosty bottles of root beer strewn about the floor and crumpled chip bags rolling about ...

and i wouldn't have it any other way ...

i love emerging from my cozy bed on a sunday morning to see girls like puppies curled up together half on half off the couch ... sighing in their sleep ... waking up all doe-eyed and ravenous ...

this has become my sign that summer is here ... kids curled up like puppies ...

when did kids learn to be so amorous with each other ... they are always saying "i love you" to each other ... hugging and walking arm-in-arm ...

and speaking of kids, i must share some photos of my other two kids ... the two new additions to our home ...

we are now the proud parents of two nygerian goats ... two sweet sisters who have retired from their days of breeding ...

they prance about the pasture ...

with the sweetest of natures ...

they are so very curious ... and playful ...

and now i must move on with my day ...

have a wonderful day yourself ... i am hoping the sun is shining wherever you might find yourself ...

and give your kids a hug ...

cause the silence is thundering here at brookside ...