~ Repetitive vocal warmups at any time of day.
~ Chapters of the Bible being recited in a Blossom2's signature high speed style.
~ "Get back to work!"
~ Tracks from the Christmas program being played.
~ Pages turning.
~ High speed piano melodies.
~ Alphabetical reciting of the names of the 12 Tribes of Israel.
~ Hurried steps up the stairs.
~ Nonsensical poems being invented on the spur of the moment.
~ Whirring bathroom vents.
~ "Can I get a snack?"
~ The tea kettle heating up for the fifteenth time.
~ Little whines from Binney because we aren't currently focused on her.
~ Long silence in the bathroom, followed quickly by, "Are you reading in there???"
~ Vibrating buzzing text message alerts.
~ Strains of Christmas melodies, traditional and new.
~ Sisters counting out timing for younger sisters.
~ Jingling bells that herald, "The cat's on the wrong side of the door again."
~ Mindless whistling.
~ Crowing roosters.
~ Grinding pencil sharpener motors.
~ Screeching 1970s desk chair.
~ Oven timers announcing that the dog treats are done.
~ Thump! The cat king has jumped down from his current throne.
~ "When is it lunch time?"
~ Doors opening and closing.
~ Wit, zingers, and roasts.
~ Stove timers reminding us that our fifteenth cup of tea has finished steeping.
~ Clicking of the computer mouse.
~ Tapping of the computer keys, formulating assignments.
~ The crunch of gravel announcing the latest piano student's arrival.
~ "What's for supper?"
~ Crunching and ripping of Binney's toy deconstructions.
~ Laughing. At each other. At ourselves. At absurdity. Laughing.
~ Soft voices reading Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters.
~ "Five minutes til we head out, girls!"
~ Tom's kingly purring.
~ Binney's barking announcements that a leaf has tumbled across the yard (again.)
~ Bubbling and sizzling supper on the stove top.
~ "Time for supper!"
Someday when it is always quiet here, I'll read this, remembering with a smile the joy of each day together.
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