I had a reaction to yesterday, put it up, deleted it. It was helpful, at the time, for me. But instead of a screed on gun violence, I think I’d rather put these couple of things I found on facebook – a more healing choice. “When I was a boy and I would see scary…
Category: Categorizing Things is Overrated
Tuesday
A road closure/detour (that will last two weeks!) has doubled my commute, so I now drive over an hour each way. Today, as reward for putting up with this heinous commute piled on top of a 10 hour workday, I ordered pizza, let the kids eat peanut butter crackers while watching tv, lounged in front…
Verbal
You tee teed on the potty today at home. Jack helped you. He asked me to leave the room, and when I came back you were splashing in the pee in the potty. Which, yes, is gross, but also is pretty amazing. This past week, drop offs at day care were rough. You would start…
Silliness
“Sumpin’” instead of something. You’re my best mama. I peeped! (That means you peed. If you accidentally drip some on your pants, you peeped your pants.) You coached Liam into going on the potty today. You said to me – Mom, you should leave the room. So I did, and a few minutes later you…
Bandelier
The following morning, the Professor lights the already-built fire (LUXURY), and we listen to New Age Native American flute music, which is sort of unlike us, but perfect in this context. He reads the local paper – the Santa Fe New Mexican – and I read a fascinating article in Harper’s all about the Buffalo Commons….