In Praise of the Beve

This year, the kids' school decided to have their Christmas program on the feast of the Epiphany, on a Thursday...a school night for us and for my brother the teacher, who nonetheless schlepped his family out to support his nieces as they performed their crucial roles as innkeeper and choir member.
Sweet little Abby sat quietly on my lap for the entire lower school's performance.

We've been so lucky to have Nona and others from Luke's family living in town during our seven years here in Phoenix, but there is just something wonderful about sitting waiting for the show to start and looking up to see my brother and his lovely family walking in. I guess I never really expected to have any of the Birds actually move here. It is such an blessing to know that he is around. So Steve, I may not have started a viral video campaign to get you to move here...but I sure am glad you did.