Six months ago, I learned that our wonderful babysitter was planning to retire. For six months, I tried not to think about it. But all the effort I put into trying not to think about it made me think about it even more.
Category Archives: Frazzled Working Mom’s Fleeting Moments (2007-2013)
First Day of School in Pictures
Here is Chloe, the 6th grader. In a perfect illustration of her straddling both child and teen, she asked Papa and me to accompany her to the bus this morning. The request was surprising and endearing. About 2/3 of the way there, however, the bubble burst. We noticed the crowd of kids waiting for the bus. And the parents were nowhere to be found. When Chloe saw this, she immediately turned to us and turned us around, physically pushing us back in the direction of the house. I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time.
Latch Key Chloe
Today was a big day for Chloe. We went to the hardware store for her very own key to the family homestead. She took an inordinate amount of time to choose her key, because unlike when I was a kid, keys now have designs.
Made it to North Carolina
We spent the last 400+ miles sitting in traffic jams every 20-50 miles, from south Jersey to Richmond. I’ve never seen anything like it.
Do You Want Me to Starve?
Sophie is cranky. She’s decided that we eat fish too frequently (totally not true – we don’t eat enough fish) and that it wasn’t fair to make her eat fish AGAIN tonight.
Jumping for Joy, Part II
First it was Sophie‘s turn. Chloe, over to you!
Jumping for Joy, Part I
Grammy took the girls for some pre-vacation fun today, thanks to Grammy’s lovely friends who invited them for a visit at their beach club. I wish I could have joined them! Here’s Sophie embracing the water.
Trouble Ahead, Uncle James
Sophie is extremely excited that her uncle is going to be joining us on vacation. Because for one whole week, she will be able to torture him, as only a six-year can do. She has all sorts of fun up her sleeves.
Consider yourself warned, my only sibling. You may not emerge from your week with us in one piece. Sophie’s exclamation earlier today, after she remembered that she was going to be seeing her uncle in just a few days: “Oooh! I can’t wait to see Uncle James. I’m going to bug him! I’m going to poke, poke, poke him!”
How does one prepare for such an onslaught? Drugs, my dear brother, drugs.
Eat Your Heart Out, Julia Child!
I wasn’t sure what to think when Chloe expressed a desire to learn how to cook. Was I hopeful? Yes. Was I shocked, given her lineage? Yes. Was I skeptical? Hell, yes. Much to my surprise and delight, however, Chloe has been cooking.
Chloe Won’t Write This Blog Post For Me
Remember the days when Chloe used to regale readers of this blog with poetry and short stories? Those days are long gone, apparently.