Getting By

the braintrust

As diligent as I try to be about blogging (i.e. Time For Myself), some times it doesn't happen. It didn't happen before Wednesday and it didn't happen before Friday and it wouldn't be happening now if Mellow wasn't in the kitchen helping Mimi make hamburgers.

 Some great things happened this week. We have been slowly integrating games in to our evening activities, really in hopes of teaching Mellow about winning and losing and playing fair and following rules. Neither B nor I are any good with the preceding four philosophies, so this is a stretch for all. We've conquered Memory (2 game limit), Chutes and Ladders (I kept taking the rows backwards, so I may have won my default), and Tic-Tac-Toe (more complicated than one would think). I'm not entirely sure if we succeeded in our goal, but it's been great family time.

out like a light

We've also spent much of the week(end) on the rebound from ear infection/sinus infection/bronchitis (sleeping in Saturday and Sunday until around 11am) and a quick bought of Mellow-threw-up-please-take-him-home. I arrived to daycare on Wednesday, to find Mellow still solidly napping with 30 other kids jumping around the room - nap time had ended nearly an hour beforehand. He also pulled a five pm until the next morning nap on Thursday. I think we are finally on the upside of the sickness.

daily reminder

As I realized that it was time to move on from my Valentine's wallpaper (I won't decorate my house but I will change my phone wallpaper...I do what I can). This is now my morning inspiration. Nice, eh!? I think so.