–The boy twisted his ankle today and sprained it while playing on his gymnastics mat. He had to hop to dinner. Lie on the couch. Moan. We did the RICE treatment, so I had him stick his leg on the arm of the sofa and put an ice pack on it. He got a couple [...]
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
This link here is just for Adam. See, I think about you!
We’ve got separation anxiety going on here. Serious, serious separation anxiety. The kind that keeps you up at night and leaves you in cold sweats. Because we are about a week away from the contractors being done. And leaving. Us. Me. No more, “Hey, I can’t quite reach that. Can you put in that light [...]
I’m unpacking. Can’t you tell? I’m doing the big push of just freakin’ emptying the boxes so I now have individual pieces of crap all over the house, but at least the boxes are noticeably dwindling. The kids have more toys than any of us know what to do with and I need to do [...]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Pie: Mommy, go like this.Pie pulls her hair tightly back against her head. I comply.Pie: Mommy, your hair on the bottom is white!Me: Yes, it is.Pie: You need to color it. How about purple? I’ll color mine purple, too.
Peter [my father], on the way to the “new” house after picking him up at the T station:So, Pie, what color is your room!Pie: Purple! Lily Lavender!Peter: Oh! And what color is the guest room?Pie: Um… it’s white! Like your hair! Doodles: Dad, the laundry is really piling up. You need to do it.Adam: Why [...]
My life revolves around routines. It’s what keeps me sane and organized. It’s what allows me to bake hamantaschen in time to give to Pie’s teachers, to bake hallah every Friday, to take classes here and there, to volunteer at the kindergarten and synagogue. It’s what keeps me up-to-date on this blog and on my [...]