It was too quiet yesterday morning. I knew it was the kind of quiet that I should probably check on, but LP and I had already had a long weekend of solo parenting and oh, the quiet. So I sat on the couch with the Sunday paper. I drank tea. I enjoyed the quiet. I [...]
Archive for the ‘misc.’ Category
A Birthday Cake for Harness
Posted in activity, fun food, misc. on March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Birthday Traditions
Posted in misc. on March 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In our home, by this year’s 5th birthday, we’ve managed to solidify (by which I mean do at least 2 times!) a few traditions, including… …waking up to a birthday muffin and getting to eat it in bed. …a treasure hunt for birthday presents. I really love this tradition because it spaces out the presents [...]
Puppy Party 2
Posted in misc. on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Another year, another puppy party… we celebrated LP’s 5th birthday yesterday! Tomorrow is the actual day and we’ll have family celebrations and also her long awaited trip to the toy store to buy a gumball. (About 2 years ago, I randomly answered that she could have a gumball from the machine there when she was [...]
Strong Start Day 2011: Postpartum Progress
Posted in misc., ppd on October 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It took one day for Postpartum Depression to hit me. It took 10 deeply miserable, lonely, scary months for me to ask for the professional help I needed. It took almost another three years to feel like myself again. To feel like I could be an alive and present partner, mom, daughter, sister and friend. [...]
Oh, the places she played…
Posted in misc. on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’re home. Home at last! The Little Person and I spent much of the last bunch of weeks visiting family and friends. I figured that we switched houses at least 8 times in the last two weeks and I was feeling so proud that I hadn’t left anything behind when I realized that LP’s beloved [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in misc., ppd on May 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mother’s Day is a mixed bag for me…in the years after my Mom died and before LP was born, I thought I had every emotional response possible from despised “hallmark holiday” to day of loving memories. In LP’s first year, I was so immersed in PPD that I felt like I could hardly breathe, all [...]
Imaginary Solutions
Posted in imagination, misc., musings on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the lovely things I’m witnessing in LP at 4 years old is her growing awareness of her imagination and sense of empowerment that comes with that. Not only is her imagination a source of fun and play, it is also a force for comfort and to manage difficult moments. Two examples: She and [...]
An Imaginary Legacy
Posted in imagination, misc., musings, play on April 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When I was a girl, maybe 7 or 8 years old, I wanted a dog. I wanted a dog more than anything. I desperately wanted a dog. And there was no way we were getting a dog. My mom was afraid of dogs. More accurately, my mom was AFRAID of dogs. Sometimes she would cross [...]
Painters Tape, Oh, Painters Tape!
Posted in activity, crafts, misc. on April 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have a confession. I love blue painters tape. This feeling started slowly…a roll of painter’s tape for an emergency diaper fix, to cover a few electrical outlets and quick hang up some family photos for baby LP to see. It quickly grew… blue tape, LP and I, we can do anything together. Need a [...]
Tinkering
Posted in activity, misc. on April 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our DVD player gave up the ghost a few weeks ago…so this week, LP & I were able to start exploring its insides. I was not a tinkering kind of kid so I’ve actually never taken anything like a DVD player apart before. I figured that there were couple of different joys to be found [...]
