How Very Like a Bastian
I spent yesterday evening interviewing Bastian. Because he’s four years old, I started small by asking him what he’d seen, heard and done during the day. He told me about an argument he’d had with a friend: “I just had to walk away, mom. He wasn’t listening and that made me upset.” Bastian’s exact words. [...]
Just a minute! (not as urgent as it sounds)
Tired this morning. Again. Bitching out the cable company yesterday was taxing – I’m generally intractable, but not usually so LOUD. After commuting with tea, a little cubicle yoga un-harshed my cool. In the middle of the wtf-AM, Bastian had a mystery meltdown as we crossed the threshold into school. Poor dude. I gave him [...]
Long Birthday, Long Post
We celebrated my thirtieth birthday for nearly three weeks. Nineteen days, technically. All because my husband is sweet and sentimental and really brilliant at surprises. Here’s how it went down: On the actual anniversary of my birth, I begged off work and my husband spent the day surprising me with treat after treat.