> I closed my eyes after a long day, trying to think of the joy of the holiday and trying to forget the devastating news we’d received a few days earlier about X’s treatment. Whenever my heart would slip into sadness, I would try to replace it by picturing the two cousins in their Christmas…
What I’m doing instead of blogging
>Seems like my next post after such a long hiatus should be amazing, but the chances are pretty high that it’s going to be ordinary. My time is too limited and my days too mundane to write anything particularly stunning. But it’s hard to sit down and write something less than stellar. So until I…
More future posts
>I really will write all three of the following posts, just as soon as we get through Boot Camp (see item #1). 1) A Tale of Two Toilets: adventures in toilet training2) Precious Moments: a few Christmas memories3) Formula for Success?: Theo’s ready for more calories by day and more sleep by night Stay tuned…
Dear Santa
How are you? Very busy, I’m sure, so I’ll try not to take up too much of your time. No, wait, you don’t have to go check your lists to see which one I’m on… I’m sure I’m on the “nice” list. What’s that? You’ve seen me sneaking extra cookies? But that doesn’t count as…
Thinking about Katy Caboose
>My husband has a thing for Bill Peet books. I had never heard of Bill Peet, and when he brought home The Caboose Who Got Loose, I rolled my eyes at him after reading one page. This was way over the head of my two-year-old. But, since I have an entire (floor to ceiling) bookshelf…
