tuesday tidbits

** the thermometer read 91 degrees today.

** it seems we skipped spring altogether.

** c and i went to our new pool club today.

** i had a date with my style team at scott miller this evening.

** we changed my color a bit.

** it is super blond.

** as blond as you can get blond.

** i am not sure i like it.

** i was too hungry to make a decision.

** so i am going to sleep on it a few days and see how i feel.

** its only hair.

** ph and i are watching the deadliest catch.

** we love this show.

** ph bought a new car today.

** ok, its not new.

** remember nelson? well its his replacement.

** a 1997 ford ranger "mini" pick up truck.

** i wonder what i am going to name this vehicle?

** ph just said " he is a pretty ugly truck."

** great, just what i wanted. an ugly truck.

** i am going to bed now.

** good night.

a moment

i cant believe i just.....

i can not tell you how many times

i have said this to myself

the last several days.

it began when

i let chace sleep in bed

with me in santa fe

because his ears and teeth hurt.

i cant believe i just let my 15 month old sleep in bed with me.

then in the atlanta airport

in the family restroom

chace decided to throw his

beloved duckie into the toilet.

i saved duckie from drowning, 

dried him off

and returned him to his keeper.

i cant believe i just took a lovey out of the toilet and gave it to my son.

thursday, it was warm out.

we were outside

and chace spotted a puddle.

i let him play in it.

he had a a blast.

i am still regretting that decision.

i cant believe i just let my son play in the puddle with his clothes on.

and to be quite honest, i cant believe i just admitted this to you.

playground

on some level
i knew it would happen.
it was inevitable.
but i was unprepared
to hear a mother say
to her son
"dont climb up the slide, cooper."

i took a deep breath.
i did a double take.
and my heart broke, again.

tuesday tidbits

** we leave tomorrow to head home.

** i am keeping my fingers crossed for a day of smooth traveling.

**chace is getting a molar.

** this is a brutal process.

** the past couple of nights he has woken up screaming due to pain.

** he slept in my bed last night.

** he slept, i did not.

** i desperately need a haircut.

** there is a lot of new fabric that i want to own.

** sigh, sigh and sigh.

** talk to you when we return to new york.

an update from santa fe

we are still in santa fe and
will be until wednesday.
here has what has been going
 on in our world.

chace is still not sleeping well.
both his ears were red and on
their way to infection.
antibiotics is our friend.

he has a new tooth.
i think more are on
their way.
the last time we were here, he got 4 new teeth.

mom and i have been sewing.
clothes.
well mom has been.
she is teaching me.

we are sewing on her
singer athena 2000 machine.
it is as old as i am .
there are no bells and whistles, but it sews great.

we have made chace
a pair of pants.
and are working
on a blouse for me.

i have been working on
the quilt that was set aside last fall.
i forgot how tedious the blocks are to make.

we have been spending time outside.
enjoying the sunshine.
the pond.
and the fish.

we are having a grand time.
but i miss ph,
my bed,
and the dogs.

sleep interuptus

most people don't realize
that the elevation in
santa fe is 6800 feet above sea level.

this altitude has been known
to reek havoc on visitors.
common side effects are

nausea,
shortness of breath,
headaches,
alcohol goes to your head quicker,
and for some
a hard time sleeping.

i have never had
a hard time sleeping,
probably because
this is home for me.

this has not been the
case for my son.
every time we visit santa fe
chace has a hard time sleeping at night.

and when mama is used
to her son sleeping
12 hours at night without interruption
this altitude side effect is rough.

or maybe it is the
fact that he is beginning to
get an ear infection.