Rock-Chester New York

We've made it so far as Rochester, about 5 hours from home; half-way to Vermont. Laura has no idea that I've piggybacked off the hotels internet connection, she's in the shower. This can be our little secret...?

Anyhow, we told somemore friends last night about the tadpole ... Matt and Sarah, Matt being my best friend from about the age of 4. We grew up across the street from each other, always kept in touch, despite our shared recluseness, and as it turns out, we turned up (unknowingly) buying houses across the street from each other. I'm happy with the way that things turned out. They both expressed a fairly happy response to our news - which is wonderful, because most people have been holding back; my brother included. Sean was happy, but it really would have been tough to top his response to the news of Hans; where he nearly jumped three feet into the sky and started singing happy songs to Laura's belly.

Wow, that may be one of my fondest, and there are many, memories of my brother.

Ok, I'm going to try and finish reading the Sparrow, a book which has held my interest for almost a month now. It's actually the first book I've been able to sit through, in entirety, since February. It's been a slow read, I've been processing alot, but I really do hope that finishing this book affords me the opportunity to start reading regularly again.