Jack loves to name his emotions right now. He usually seems to pick the right word – though he loves to say “I am very embarrassed,” no matter what he’s actually feeling. I am proud of him. I think being able to say an emotion that you’re feeling is a pretty advanced thing for a…
Category: Jack
Boot Camp!
We’re doing an intense, 1-week, practice-oriented class right now. By “we” I mean those of use who chose to make our spring semester more free ‘n’ easy by taking this crazy class right now. But it’s a 9-6 day, with extensive assignments at night, which means (a) I am tres busy, and (b) I have…
Christmas
We’re rewinding a bit to mid-December, when Jack and I made Christmas cookies. I’d like it recorded here, so I can get my Awesome Holiday Mom points. See, we have that book “The Sweet Smell of Christmas,” in which Mother Bear makes gingerbread boys to hang on the tree, and after reading it Jack decided…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The other day we put the kids in the car after supper and we drove them through the twinkling streets of uptown New Orleans to marvel at the lights. We pointed out the magnificent displays – There’s Santa, Jack, riding a rocking horse – do you see him? See Liam? The red lights on the…
IRRITATION
Frustrated by a minor situation with a project I’m doing at school. This guy could give lessons in how not to do things. Lesson 1 – do not assign something to a middle man that you want to micromanage yourself. GRR. Anyway, usually I brush his idiosyncracies off but last night I slept very little,…