My computer spent some time at the Genius Bar this last week, and the kids have made it clear that I shouldn't turn my back for two seconds, so I'll try to cobble together a list of what I can remember of the last week.
-This week was far and away better than last, and is best described with Eleanor's comment at dinner last night: "Declan sure improved his mood for dinner tonight! What a relief!"
-I recently read the suggestion that everyone gets one free pass in parenting. Mine is apparently not potty training, nor is it sleep. I'll leave it at that.
-My free pass might be eating, as evidenced by Declan and Eleanor's pretending to shoot laser beams out of their brains while devouring salmon last night, after I told them it would make their brains extra sharp.
-Aaron is sleeping over tonight (and the next few nights), and he picked "A League of Their Own" out of our drawer of DVDs to watch tonight. I wondered if he'd be disappointed when he realized he'd chosen a story of women's professional baseball and a tense sisterly relationship. Just now, two minutes into the movie, he asked me, "Is this all girls? All girls and no boys? Playing baseball? Are you kidding me?" We'll see how long he lasts.
-I finally got it together in the kitchen after moving this week, and I made yogurt, this salsa
(of which I may or may not have already eaten almost a whole jar), this granola, four loaves of bread, brownies, kefir, and kombucha, in addition to the normal meals. The rest of the house looks completely neglected, but if you come over, I'll have food for you to eat for the next couple of weeks!
-One of my favorite authors is Ann Patchett (mostly because I love Bel Canto). I just started reading Truth and Beauty the other day, which I am really enjoying so far. I set a goal for myself on Good Reads in January to read 50 books this year. Up until this last month, I was on track to meet my goal, but moving really threw me off. I'm attempting to catch up in the next few weeks. Up until having kids, if anyone would have told me that I'd ever go a full month without reading a single book, I'd be shocked. Now, as much as I still love to read, I have to be much more deliberate in reading regularly.
-Tomorrow night, we get to meet up with Ben and Dierdre for dinner in San Francisco while they're here from Scottsdale, thanks to Tom and Patty's being here to keep the kids! I'm excited to be close enough to the city for a quick trip like that!
-On that note, I may fall asleep in this chair if I don't get to bed...
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