Fragment 3: Come, come thou bleak December wind

The cold has certainly fallen upon us. I think Shelly and I had the quickest Christmas Tree purchase of the year. It literally took us no more than three minutes to make our decision (Of which we are completely satisfied). > > > Grandma Mc's Birthday Party. > > > Greyson & Luke appear to be new best friends. > > > We finally managed to get the tree decorated and as expected Greyson wants nothing more than to tear every piece of decoration from its branches. > > > ...and of course, this is what happens when you don't let him. > > > _________________________________________________________ An older video but a video nonetheless. Greyson has been walking for a while now, however, this is the latest video. > > >

12.3.07 "Wreck" and "rise above"

It's been another couple of crazy weeks. Greyson had surgery on his ears because of his ear infection. Immediately following that he returned to daycare in full health to be returned with a full-on case of the Rota Virus. Then Shelly and I caught it. Needless to say it hasn't been much fun; hence the lack of exciting pictures (as if they ever are). . . .

From Rites of Passage

by Robert Duncan

II

Something is taking place.

Horns thrust upward from the brow.

Hooves beat impatient where feet once were.

My son, youth grows alarming in your face.

Your innocent regard is cruelly charming to me now.

You bristle where my fond hand would stir

to stroke your cheek. I do not dare.

Irregular meters beat between your heart and mine.

Snuffling the air you take the heat and scan

the lines you take in going as if I were or were not there

and overtake me.

And where it seems but yesterday I spilld the wine,

you too grow beastly to become a man.

Peace, peace. I’ve had enough. What can I say

when song’s demanded? —I’ve had my fill of song?

My longing to sing grows full. Time’s emptied me.

And where my youth was, now the Sun in you grows hot, your day

is young, my place you take triumphantly. All along

it’s been for you, for this lowering of your horns in challenge. She

had her will of me and will not

let my struggling spirit in itself be free.

Special Cecelia Marie Stark Edition and/or Addition

Welcome Cece!

11.23.07

Well, where do I begin? Things have been so busy for us lately. Hence the delay and lack of updating. Greyson has been fighting an ear infection for almost a month and a half now. Our God Daughter Cecelia Marie Stark was born on November 15th. Work has been busy for Shelly and I and to top it all off the holidays seemed to creep up on us. Now that the excuses are out of the way... What do you do with a drunken sailor? Blanket forts are the best! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! The Weiss'