About a month ago, Lily lost it in a panic of tears and dread. She’d managed to pull the string on the music box, on the bottom of her rocking chair (previously mine, previously my mother’s). She panicked that she’d ruined it entirely, and came running to me for help. Russ managed to sooth her […]
Look It Up
This morning was full of firsts for Bugz. And to think, she spent the night with a fever… While we were making breakfast, she noticed a dead bug on the counter. I don’t know for sure what the insect was, or where it came from, but it was tiny and just sort of lying there […]
Mama! I Can Do It (so, take your finger away and hush)!
Lily and I were reading before bed tonight and she did something she hasn’t done before; Lily insisted I not assist her in reading. She pulled my fingers from the words, put her fingers to my mouth, and told me to shhh and let her do it. Listen to the video (I didn’t want to […]
Hair and Good Mornings
This morning, Lily awoke on her own and promptly began working on a project. Russ will upload in a bit. She picked out all the pieces and expertly placed them in her hair, both sides of her head, and on her jacket pocket. It took her about 15 minutes, during which she didn’t tell either […]
Profoundly Profound
Yep. And translucent essences too… We are in Denver, staying at an extended stay hotel while Russ works in Castle Rock this week and next. We have a 650sq ft 1 bedroom apartment, in which we are maintaining a dog, turtle, two adults, two violins, a guitar (mini size), three, no four computers, Rover, a […]