1) Sebastian, the five-week old baby of Megan and Matthew. Megan is one of my old college roommates, and she and Matthew stayed with us for a day and night on their way to the Bay area from Portland. His adorable-ness almost gave me baby fever. Almost.
2) The icons at this site, totally made for people like us: Sac Geeks unite!
3) Xander last night, sobbing hysterically because of a mistake. I mentioned to Jonathan that I was going to call my mom on her home phone (not her cell), because she was at her house. "She's home?" he asked. "Yep," I said, and I moved toward my phone to call her. But my phone happened to be our entry hall table, near the front door. Xander saw me move toward the front of the house, RACED forward with lightning speed, and jerked the door open. But no one was there. He looked at me, confused, thinking that Bubby was supposed to be standing outside and was now missing. "Aww, honey, she's at her home, not our home," I said. He burst into tears.
4) The fact that life doesn't change, whether it's school or work. At school, crunch time is December and May, for finals. At work, finals is NOW. Religious school starts Sunday. Rosh Hashanah is on the 16th. Cue the late hours.
5) Ari's communication. Tonight after closing the last page of the 100 Machines book, Ari opened it back to the beginning and looked up at me. "Uh?" he asked. "Nooo!" I groaned. "Can't we pick another book??" "Uh?" he said again, cutely, and then he made the sign for "thank you." I couldn't resist. We read about tractors and excavators yet again.
1. So relieved to read the word "Almost."
ReplyDelete3. Well, you certainly know how to break this Bubby's heart.
4. Yup, adult teaches us that. Time simply marches on. That's why we must find and create our joy along the way, each and every day.
5. Love, love, LOVE that he signed "thank you." You have very polite children! I am so impressed. With them AND with you.
Sending an abundance of love and hugs from Long Beach, Bubby's house.
Mom/Bubby