A woman I was talking to told me her 17 mos old daughter already knew all of her letters. She asked me how many T knew and I was like ‘uh, none.’ So, I dug through her box o’ books that my good friend Sandy who works at a used bookstore has given us and [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 26, 2008
toddlers that refuse to nap making me crazy
Today we got to the library at 9:58 and had to wait outside for the 10:00 am opening. This branch is located next to an assisted living/retirement facility so there were lots of what seemed like octogenarians hanging about. I have to say it warmed my heart to see them battling over who [...]
June 26, 2008
the hazards of summer school
A student emailed me that she would be late turning in her work this week because her father-in-law died. I sent my ’standard’ reply something along the lines of ‘I’m sorry for your loss as I know how difficult it is losing someone you care about’ and then explained that I would allow her to [...]
June 24, 2008
blue
Is it wrong to want to tell your 16 mos old to get a life? I know she hasn’t been feeling well at all but she is just in this really clingy stage right now where she can’t seem to be satisfied with anything and needs my attention 100% of the time. One minute she [...]
June 23, 2008
ahhh monday…
T had a fever last night of 102 and slept until 9:00 am (the real reason I believe she is still sick). When she got up she drank 16 oz of milk and water and ate a little fruit and then projectile vomited 15 minutes later all over us, the couch and the cat! [...]
June 18, 2008
no sleep ’til..
Maybe 2010. Or at least a ‘normal’ night sleep (until then I can replay a nice loop of the conversation I had with a co-worker about how I was really a 9-10 hour a night type of person). It was 80 something degrees today and let me tell you that it beats the [...]
June 15, 2008
california dreaming
Last night in the midst of my pregnancy insomnia I searched the MLS listings for houses in Portland and was pleasantly surprised. I have always had this nagging fear that if we decided to move back that we’d have to live somewhere (i.e. Gresham) kind of lame but I actually found several houses in [...]
June 12, 2008
fear
Right after T was born I discovered the wonderful world of mommy bloggers and in one early morning scourge ran across the website of a woman whose toddler drowned in a lake behind his grandmother’s house. I don’t know if it was the pregnancy hormones or the fact that I actually had met the [...]
June 7, 2008
too damn hot
It is 95 degrees today. NINETY-FIVE. I am already overheated when pregnant so I am feeling it today even inside with the AC blazing. The handyman this morning was reading the paper and said ‘This would be a great time to buy a boat’ since everyone is dumping theirs because of gas [...]
June 4, 2008
mildly entertaining
Instead of the angst-y post I planned to write about my current pregnancy insomnia and how it is making me a tad bit crazy from lack of sleep, instead I will share with you a student response that made me laugh. I teach an online course and have students email me some info (why [...]
