el invierno...

we're back home and glad to be settling back into the (somewhat) normal routine. by normal i mean not-so-normal really. phil is gone for the weekend, at his crazy bike race... wish him lots of luck! we love you daddy!

isa and i are laying low at home, fighting colds that we picked up somewhere between here and georgia. it was to be expected, i suppose, as traveling with a toddler almost always ensures that someone will get sick by trip's end. apparently there is just not enough hand washing in the world to ward off all the germies.

we got home (at 2am. ugh.) and noticed that it sure did seem chilly out. and it was. about 36F chilly! it's official... summer is over! the basil froze while we were gone, so i guess that means we'd better get to some pesto making before we lose any more of it. speaking of cold weather, our lovely babysitter informed us this morning that it's supposidely going to be one of the coldest winters on record this year. say what? *sigh* i was really hoping for a mild one, given the arrival of a newborn and all. but according to the meterologists, most of montana and wyoming will be slammed with the usually more northern arctic fronts coming down from the great white north. honestly, last winter was long enough so i am having a hard time imagining what this might entail... other than an extended vacation in warmer climes! those of you in the south might be getting some visitors come january!