Motherhood has not been easy for me. There’s a long list of things I feel guilty about, and he’s only almost 3. I am particularly aghast at his twice-a-day “syrup milk” habit – milk mixed with maple syrup. He calls…
16 eggs and my heart
Mavis’ secret love nest has been found. I should explain that a while back, we had been experiencing Mavis’ disappearances, growing to 24 hours at a time, just before we installed the girls in their new coop – a larger…
dee-ay-emm-emm-eye-tee
(Note: One word of not-genteel language may appear in this post — more than once. Adjust your screen, browser, expectations, whatnot, accordingly.) Today Jonah had his other first day of preschool. We already went through the first day back in…
the third rail
So, first we had no rail to prevent him from rolling out of bed. Then we had the Pilates bolster which sort of worked though it looked dicey at best and he was quite crowded in there, what with having…
and then we accidentally started preschool
Our regular childcare person called in sick on Monday. I panicked, but Scott kept his head. “Why don’t you call Heather and see if she can take Jonah?” Heather, the woman founding the preschool where Jonah will be this fall,…
feeling hot and bothered
The weather was finally hot here today. Hello, one day of summer. But since I’m feeling cranky, and out of touch with my blog, what better way to check back in than with a little rant? <begin rant> We returned…