The elements in the equation above are in order of their appearance. (Notice KLC and I are not part of this -- we just work here.) Zeek has been with KLC for over a dozen years, and obviously the kids are now 4 and half. Last spring we decided to get some chickens, and then this Christmas our latest addition has been Comet.
All of the family members -- human and otherwise -- have their own personalities, and, to put it politely, needs. Sometimes the kids and Comet need to be separated because of mutually-induced frenzied behavior. Sometimes Zeek likes to swipe at Comet if he's getting too close or being too much of a puppy. And right now, the chickens are getting to run around the yard themselves on this very sunny day in Seattle. (Note: do not put a puppy outside with free-roaming chickens in the yard.)
This very full house is a far cry from my serene (and often too quiet) days in my condo in Boston. While there are times where KLC and I both wish for a little less volume, I wouldn't change a thing. Well, that's not entirely true. I've recently started experimenting with working outside of the house at this coworking office about a mile away: http://www.mapleleafbranch.org/ Because for all of the chaos we like in our personal lives, it's a little stressful during a phone call or -- better yet, video conference call -- to worry about what noise or image might appear.
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