I have been inspired by two favorite bloggers today: magic cookie and R. I’ll answer magic cookie’s question first, and maybe steal R’s idea tomorrow, because I like them both, and it makes a change from talking about potty training! Magic Cookie is reading a book about thoughtful parenting. It’s a book with which I…
Category: Jack
Summer Days
We’ve settled into a little rhythm, here. I am supposed to be working, but my professor has yet to respond to my messages and emails, so I’m taking the time for what it is – a break from work, and immersion in my children. It’s fun to dip into their all-day lives, like slipping into…
O Solo Mio
I’m a solo parent, on day four of an eleven day jig without the husband. OMG I’m frackin’ tired. I’m potty training Jack, and he’s doing pretty well. In the opposite of most kids I know, he is great at #2 but having a harder time making it for #1. But anyway, approximately a zillion…
Home
Laundry, in piles of darks, lights. The AC competes with the constant warm hum of the dryer. The cat, alone these past three weeks, does figure eights around our legs, meowing indignantly. Liam goes after her, giggling. She meanders away (he is very slow). The boys descend upon the toys they’d left behind. We…
Counting Down the Days
I’ve been away from the boys for seven weeks, excluding a couple of weekend visits. One week remains of my summer job here in Mo-town, and then we’ll be reunited. At which point, my husband will be leaving for the bulk of July, off to defend his dissertation. It’s only fair that he get his…