Ten.One Thousand, Six Hundred & Thirty-Seven

1. The frogs are back, though it seems a little bit early for them.

2. Hydrate first.

3. Whereas in other situations I might want to get straight to it, the pacing of right now is just right.

4. I have my jacket on and realize that I don’t need to be there for another thirty minutes. We laugh. I do not need to be ready this early.

5. Even through the screen, I can feel their energy.

6. The three of us work together to bring the firewood down. Bag after bag, log after log. But it goes much faster than last time.

7. I tell her that it’s the job I didn’t know I wanted.

8. I open the gifts when I get home. A book and a pen.

9. Pizza instead of salmon.

10. A chorus of frogs before bed.