Black Belts and Bliss

This was a perfect Friday evening. Alex taught his first class as a
black belt. S and Z both caught the frisbe today and I sat listening
to music in the beauty of the park while the wind sang in the trees.

Just Plain Pooped

Z. would not wake up this morning. He just would not get out of bed. He couldn't even open his little eyes. He's been going like crazy lately and I think he just needs a day off. Fortunately R and BC are home today, so they can keep an eye on him. Poor little fella must be a little burned out.

A Thousand Things

I have so much I want to blog about. But time is limited. I hope I can re-commit to blogging at least three times per week.

S. got her yellow belt yesterday. I am *so* proud of her. There's no way she' going to Harvard without her black belt, and I only have 13 more years to prep her :-) She's more awesome than anyone I know.

Except Z. His sense of place and order grow daily and support his learning quite strongly. He's amazing.

My kids ROCK!

Circles Around Me

I like to think I can run circles around most people; I work full time, I am raising two little kids, and I prepare almost every morsel of food my family consumes from scratch. I am organized, and hard working. I am devoted. I move fast and multitask like no one you've ever seen.

But last night, my little bitty cherubs ran circles around me. Literally. As we were coming out of Costco we bumped into my colleaguem, Ed, and his wife. While trying to make polite conversation my children ran around me like I was the center of the ring around the rosies! I felt like the world's worst mom. Then I laughed thinking of the symbolism of their activity.

My kids Rock! ROCK!

Married

S. said yesterday that she is never getting married. She says she wants to always live with me. I told her she may change her mind. She will probably meet someone special some day and feel differently about it. She insisted that would not be the case.

Pink Cake

S. has wanted to bake a pink strawberry cake for a long time. We did it yesterday. I took some of it to work and S. asked me to be sure to take a special piece for Edward.

S. really loves Edward. S. is an extremely good judge of character. I have worked with Edward for a decade. Never once have I seen him cross, let alone angry or frustrated and believe you me, there were many times when no one would have blamed him!

Hands On The Arts

S. and Z. performed today. They did great! We spent all day doing arts and crafts.