SkyLarkD’s post today got me thinking (always a bad thing) about days off, motherhood, work schedules and the juggling act that is life with a child. IzzyMom, to whom Skylark links, raises the ever-important issue of mutual recognition that the jobs of both parties in a marriage basically suck in some fashion and are hard…
Category: Household
All thumbs
Some kids need video games or elaborate toys to keep them happy. Not so with our child. Katherine is one of those kids who takes joy in the simple things. For instance, she was over the moon when I came back from the store on Monday with two new pairs of mittens and a pair…
Katherine tries out realism as an artform
Most of Katherine’s art is very impressionistic. Her crabs, for instance, reflect rather her feelings about crabs than any real crabitude. They’re red and huge and have very pointy claws, but the shape is somewhat amorphous. I’ve been trying recently to show her how to see shapes in things and to draw with some attention…
Discipline, self and family
If one more person says any variant of the any of the following to me, I might just have to strangle them: “Oh, how lovely that you can be at home with your child. I’ll bet that gives you lots of time to dabble in your art.” – Really? You try getting as much done…
The children I never had
K: My sister is going to come over later. Me: You have a sister? Where? K: She’s somewhere else. Someone else has her. Me: Really? What’s she like? K: Pink and whitey and squiggly. Her name is Treetui. My brother is coming over too. Me: Wow! You have a brother too? Where’s he? K: He…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 