Molly and I went to visit Susan this morning, which is an event that has stuck with me all day. Susan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a couple years ago and it seemed clear to me that she didn’t entirely know who we were when we arrived (without an invitation). It felt strange. I’m not sure Molly left with the same impression I had. Maybe I’m wrong. At least Susan seems happy. Christina got in trouble at school today for stealing gum out of someone’s backpack. She came home in tears, sure she was a terrible person. I tried to separate the person from the action and I think it kind of worked. She bought new gum out of her own money to bring in tomorrow, so hopefully that will help make it right. I worked for two hours after the girls went to bed to make up for the two hours I spent trying to find Susan this morning instead of working. Today was just weird all around. I’m ready for bed. And so we have this shitty picture of Pinot to remember the day by.
Tag: pinot
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May 17
Christina and I played hooky today. We had plans to go paddling, but it rained, so we went to see the movie, If, instead. It was a good movie, but I cried from the opening credits all the way to the very end. So emotional! I also figured out the twist way early, but it didn’t ruin it like it does in other movies. Then Christina got her hair cut and we went out for Colombian food. Such a good day, start to finish.
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May 15
Highlights: Christina lost a tooth, pizza night with the fam, baseball on TV (the Yankees won), and interesting work statistics to be shared at staff meetings.
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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.
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March 30
The kids and I cleaned the gutters for the first time since we moved in eleven years ago. There were trees growing in them. It was hard work, but feels so good to accomplish something like this. And the weather was amazing. Hooray for spring!
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March 28
Back to baseball! Also, after surviving to the Sweet Sixteen, my bracket finally started breaking. It’s the best I’ve ever done in a bracket, so it was only a matter of time.
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March 16
I had a pretty good day. I finished up my sermon for next weekend and I think it’s pretty good. We went shopping for beds for the girls. Robin ended up getting a nice 7-piece bedroom set for $800, which was a real steal. We went out for dinner, I played with Legos, and we all played a board game together, even Robin. I hope the rest of spring break goes this well.
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February 29
Today I: Prepared and took the kids to school, wrote the tenth page of my novel, worked, picked Christina up from school, later returned to pick Robin up from school, made dinner, did four loads of laundry, including folding and putting it away, and refilled my medicine trays. Today was an easy day because I didn’t also have to take Christina to dance class or drive anyone home from cheer. I don’t mind doing this stuff, but there is a definite lack of time for myself in all of this. I get so excited about and caught up in what my kids are doing that I sign them up for everything and forget that I then have to take them to said activities. I am going to have to be choosier next year and try to remember that my needs count too. Cheer ends in April (they got a bid to the world championships!) and dance in early June, and then we reset. I’m so buried in other people’s schedules that I don’t even know what I’d do for myself with the opportunity. It’d be nice to have that problem for a change.
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February 27
We put foil on the seats around the kitchen table so that Pinot wouldn’t jump onto it and lick it, and it was working well for months. Until now. He found a way to bypass the foil and jump on the table… but then couldn’t figure out how to get back down. I heard him whining and found this. I do not feel sorry for him. Little lovable bozo.
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February 26
Today was one of those days that was not unlike many other days. Work, dance, cheer, dinner, repeat. It’s hard to fit in much else.
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February 19
Without traffic, we made it home from Atlanta in an hour’s less time and used a quarter of a tank less gas to do it. This was a good trip, but I am exhausted. Four more days until the next one.
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January 18
I think sometimes I forget how hard it is to be 12. So much is changing all at once – your body, your relationships, school. An entirely new sense of self is developing and it’s so hard to navigate it all, to sort things out. It’s hard to know where to turn, if anywhere. It’s one of those things that you can’t really fix or make right. You kind of just have to go through it. It’s odd seeing it from the other side. I’m not always sure I’m doing the most supportive thing. Maybe the most important thing is to give ourselves the space to get it wrong. I think getting it wrong is probably the best way to get it right.
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December 14
I’ve had my eye on this reindeer costume for Pinot for weeks. I finally broke down and bought it. It is a little disappointing. The hood with the reindeer antlers doesn’t stay up and it blinds him because it covers his eyes. Also the antlers don’t stand up. It took forever to get this crappy shot. But the cape is cute and I suppose he could pass for Santa’s little helper, as it labels him. All in all I give it two stars.
Year in Photos 