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My older kid is designing increasingly impressive structures with Minecraft. It has also become a huge point of social connection with other kids, something that fills him and them with such shared enthusiasm and joy and has really helped build and deepen a lot of his friendships with other kids. He just lights up talking about it with me and ( Read more... ) -
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I shall take a moment to whine about how overwhelming I am finding the approximately seven million pieces of work related email I must address, before making more tea and beginning to hack at them with the blunt instrument of my slowly caffeinating brain... -
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Just got back from staying out way too late with hammercock going to Davis Square for ice cream. Which was so very very very exactly what I needed right now. She is made of awesome, and it was completely fabulous to get to spend time with her. :-) -
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OMG I love Chip so very very very much. Because reasons.
(I mean, I guess I always do, but extra awesome Chip is being extra made of awesomeness and appropriate snark and serious supportive awesomeness right now) -
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If, say, your exceedingly independent four year old were to attempt to make himself an impressively large volume of a version of chocolate milk (using maple syrup!) while you were busy elsewhere in the house, and then, I expect due to the weight, were to drop it, covering most of the kitchen floor, how would you go about cleaning it? It appears his ( Read more... ) -
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Today's awesomeness:
Breakfast with lyonesse (which actually lasted well into lunchtime!). It was so fabulous to get to chat with her for several hours! :-)
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Chip built a giant space into the new pantry shelves for all my tea! :-) -
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Among assorted good things today:
Chip installed the fancy new sliding shelves he built for the pantry!
(And then he immediately carefully put his liquor collection back on the new shelves. The man has his priorities!) :-) -
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Extra bonus good thing:
The kids fell asleep soon into our return journey, so Chip and I got lots of time to talk without interruption.
(Giggling and gossiping and silliness, oh my...). :-)
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Today's good thing:
Chip and I singing along with music I really like on the way home. I haven't done that for far too long!