It’s just one of those days, those days where I have a million things to do but can’t settle on which so I wander around the house wondering if I should train for Saturday’s half marathon (it’s my taper week, but I still have to get a few miles in), or advance the Moebius strip/laundry…
Category: Jack
Holding up a Mirror
“TIMEOUT!” Jack yells at his bear. He plops him with force down on the corner of the bed. I snicker into my sleeve. He does a pretty good Stern Mommy Voice. “TIMEOUT!” he yells at Liam, and I put my face in his face and say “NO. Only Mommy gives timeouts. No,” but actually I’m…
Eh-Wa! Chup-up! Where Are You!
And with an abrupt and unpleasant Monday, we return to our regularly scheduled programming from a fabulous week at the beach with The Professor’s Parents and The Professor’s Sister and The Niece. I’ll go ahead and reveal that we call these folks D.D. (or DeeDee, not sure how it should be spelled – deciding grandparental…
Golden
He gives me the side-eye, a sneaky wicked grin. I am in for it. A few seconds later, he makes a beeline for my chair, sloshing most of the water out of his cup before he reaches me, a small mercy. He aims for my shoes but hits me square in the lap, splashing his…
A Much Needed Date
I had a date last night with my favorite guy. We pulled into City Park, and called our friends who didn’t answer. I left a message. “We’re here, we’ll just drive around until we see hundreds of people on a 2k run! Shouldn’t be hard to find!” Seconds later, we saw a pack of…