Things by which Olivia has been upset, in the last three days alone: Her shadow (it wouldn’t stop following her). The fact that she hates “ALL OF HER CLOTHES. EVERY SINGLE THING.” My inability to tell how to count to “several.” Sleeping through the Jupiter viewing, which “WILL ONLY HAPPEN NEVER AGAIN.”
Archive for February, 2012
27 Feb
Planetgazing
Over the past few nights, the moon, Jupiter and Venus have aligned in the same “binocular field.” It’s a rather amazing site, visible as soon as darkness falls. Last night, Bryan set up the telescope, and we found we could see all four of Jupiter’s main moons. The view of our moon was pretty spectacular, [...]
23 Feb
Red letter day
As I walked past the calendar earlier this week, I noticed someone had added an item for next Monday… Ava’s classroom earned their “Happy People” award, which I believe entails adding something to a jar every time a class member does…something happy? I need to figure out the details, but the bottom line is that [...]
13 Feb
Overheard
Ava: “I am going to start a new morning routine. I’m going to get up when you and Dad get up. I’m going to get dressed really fast. Then, I’m going to work out for a bit, have some breakfast and then read the paper. Maybe have a cup of decaf coffee. We do have [...]
9 Feb
Girls’ Night In
About once a month (or, occasionally, a bit more frequently…), a group of my girlfriends hold a “Girls’ Night Out.” Last week, I hosted a Valentine’s Day-themed “Girls’ Night In.” About 25 women came together for conversation, cake-tinis, cupcakes and other sweets, and I was left feeling pretty darn fortunate to be surrounded by such [...]
7 Feb
On new labels
Bryan made mention of “his son” last night, and I noted we’d have all kinds of new phrases to throw around after this baby’s born. I told him that I still remembered how remarkable it was the first time I said, “I’m Ava’s mom,” as I walked into the NICU the day after she was [...]
