Sunday, July 27, 2008
Rude Awakening
Our former aupair, Yumi, is here for a visit. In spite of her jetlag (the flight from Japan is a long one) she has effortlessly fit back in.
And our Number 2 Son is in love. The kid is an extrovert in a family of introverts. We get tired of the constant interaction he needs....and now Yumi is here to fill that hole!
She makes videos of him, talks constantly with him, takes endless pictures of him...and hand feeds him!!!
She leaves next month...I'll miss her, its always nice to have another female to talk to other than our dog. But Josh is going to be heartbroken....and have to relearn how to feed himself.
And our Number 2 Son is in love. The kid is an extrovert in a family of introverts. We get tired of the constant interaction he needs....and now Yumi is here to fill that hole!
She makes videos of him, talks constantly with him, takes endless pictures of him...and hand feeds him!!!
She leaves next month...I'll miss her, its always nice to have another female to talk to other than our dog. But Josh is going to be heartbroken....and have to relearn how to feed himself.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Why I Drink
Yeah, its been awhile. We went 'home' for vacation and it was a death march of obligation and guilt compounded by living in a hotel for a week.
The whole thing just depressed me so much (friends just not happy for us, not enough sun, and OMG family) that I spiralled for a while until I got a week off. Number One went to a day camp for a week out of town that I took him to while Number Two went to his local preschool full time for the week.
I was actually sans children for 5 days at 8 hours at a time. That's not happened in...well...ever. It was remarkable how it picked me up emotionally.
So...why do I drink? Tonight I was making dinner using a bottle of red wine..poured myself a glass to enjoy while I cooked. While my back was turned Josh asked me to peel him an orange (clementine really) and I told him to put it on the counter...
See where he put it?
The whole thing just depressed me so much (friends just not happy for us, not enough sun, and OMG family) that I spiralled for a while until I got a week off. Number One went to a day camp for a week out of town that I took him to while Number Two went to his local preschool full time for the week.
I was actually sans children for 5 days at 8 hours at a time. That's not happened in...well...ever. It was remarkable how it picked me up emotionally.
So...why do I drink? Tonight I was making dinner using a bottle of red wine..poured myself a glass to enjoy while I cooked. While my back was turned Josh asked me to peel him an orange (clementine really) and I told him to put it on the counter...
See where he put it?
