Year in Photos

Tag: caitlin

  • September 18

    September 18

    My brain is mush. My job is literally to find mistakes, which sounds fine until you realize you also have to fix the mistakes and make people accountable for them. Oh, and fix the underlying root issue that caused the mistake. Which becomes demoralizing when you fix the root cause only for someone to come along and break it (or something else) again behind you.

    Just as I do for dear Pinot, I spend my days at work cleaning up turds. I appreciate the importance of it, but I’m exhausted. I need another day at the beach.

  • September 9

    September 9

    Came awfully close to missing a day. It was a day worth forgetting. Annoying things happened at work that made me cry, we got a $4,000 estimate for the tree work we need (on which we are about $4,000 short), we were chided for pick-up procedures at school that I thought I was doing correctly and will lead to a dance class conflict every week, and Robin’s team and coaches were all extremely frustrated at last night’s practice. All of these things would normally roll off my shoulders, but for whatever reason, it all got to me. Good news today, though, was that Billy was hired as a personal trainer at the gym! It pays less, but he has more (and better) hours, and he is working toward doing something he actually loves. One of us had to have a good day. Might as well be him.

  • September 8

    September 8

    I finally got to use the gift certificate Rosina gave me for my birthday. We did some paint pouring! Robin and Christina were less than thrilled about going, but there’s something about splashing paint around that lifts one’s spirits. They’ll never admit it, but they had fun.

  • August 26

    August 26

    Someone told me today that I’m doing good parenting. Some days it feels more like it than others. Today was one of the better days.

  • August 18

    August 18

    My mood is tied too tightly with Robin’s moods. When she is upset, I’m upset. When she’s happy, I’m happy. It’s not just Robin, really, it’s just that her moods vacillate the most. It’s exhausting being Robin.

  • July 29

    July 29

    I didn’t want to take these balloons home from Rosina and Dion’s house, but I’m secretly glad she insisted. I have a soft spot for birthday balloons.

  • June 27

    June 27

    Finally made it home and now it’s back to the usual. For a day or two, anyway.

  • June 21

    June 21

    I had a rough day, often finding myself thinking very hard but still unable to formulate a clear thought. I spent a lot of time staring at blank screens, trying to figure out behaviors, wanting to go out somewhere but having no idea where to go or what to do. In the end we watched SpongeBob and played Brain Test on Robin’s iPhone. Considering all that went into making that happen… it could definitely have been worse.

  • June 4

    June 4

    Billy and I went on a date on a rare night where no one had any evening activities planned. We enjoyed Italian delicacies and talked and it was nice. I especially loved that it was his suggestion. I was absolutely exhausted for some reason but enjoyed it anyway. It’s nice to feel loved.

  • May 28

    May 28

    There were so many pictures I could have taken today. Like Robin’s sprained ankle that landed her on crutches for a few days, or making s’mores in the living room, or even the blooming hydrangea outside my office window. This is all I could manage amid all the chaos, and now five minutes after creating this work of art, the power is out. Perfect end to a great day.

  • May 24

    May 24

    I laid in the grass listening to the latest Hozier album after work. There was a breeze and sun and shadows and it was kind of perfect.

  • May 21

    May 21

    I sang (spoke) the opening words to “The Soft Parade” to the kids today and then played it in the car for Christina on the way to dance. She agrees Jim Morrison is both insane and an absolute genius. But she wants to know why the heck they called their band the Doors. I guess they did it for the same reason that you cannot petition the Lord with prayer. Because Jim said so.

  • May 18

    May 18

    It was a busy day! Robin and I went to the beach and saw some dolphins out in the ocean (Robin spotted them, thinking they were sharks), and then we picked up Christina from a birthday party at Adventure Landing, and then we went to Robin’s end of year cheer banquet. It was nice! Robin even got a special leadership award, which was so cool. So proud of her.

  • May 8

    May 8

    The highlight of my day was realizing that Robin didn’t know what country she lives in and that she thinks the capitol of the US is Minneapolis. We took care of both those things and a few others over dinner while Christina was at dance and it was a lot of fun.

  • May 7

    May 7

    I finished untangling some epically tangled yarn today. I bought it like 8 years ago and never used it because it became so epically tangled. But I’m thinking it wants to be a bunny. Because one bunny is simply not enough.