cuteness alert

The third debate is about to begin; the horror, the horror! But we had a great evening here. Lynn left this morning, sadly, but this afternoon Bruce arrived. And Sam agreed to make a superb dinner for Bruce, Wayson and me, to cheer us up before we watch democracy being smushed once again.

Here, some lovely things to look at before the horror:

Eli has asked to have a "sleepover" with Ben, so last night his mama let them do it. Could I drown in love?

And again - this is my son in Washington D.C., visiting his dad - here he's at his six-year old sister's Grade One class, showing them how basketball is played when your head is on the level with the basket.

And now it begins.