I have been sleepy all day, which makes sense after the long weekend of trying to stay warm in layers of clothes. If anyone doubts Minnesota's strong sweater game, they should have seen the crowd at Boats and Bluegrass. We are a great bunch of well-sweatered people. The music was good, but the best part … Continue reading September 30: back to the real world
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September 25: Nuggles and the Cold
Since Dak snores like a 757 engine, he sleeps in the basement most of the time. As a result, Annika has claimed his side of the bed as hers. The other night, we were snuggling down to go to sleep and she said "nuggle" so I said "nuggle" and pretty soon we were both saying … Continue reading September 25: Nuggles and the Cold
September 24: I’m falling asleep
I'm trying to write but I can't come up with anything good. Then I fell asleep. So now, I'm falling asleep and trying to write. It's thundering. That means both my girl and my pup are going to be snuggling me tonight as long as that's audible. Ugh. I worked late today, then came home … Continue reading September 24: I’m falling asleep
September 22: The first illness of the year
It's finally here: Annika has a fever and was feeling so icky tonight that she didn't want cake or ice cream. Seriously. And she fell asleep before 9 pm. She's snuggled up with me and snoring away. My poor baby. Anders felt bad a few days too and probably had a fever, considering he was … Continue reading September 22: The first illness of the year
September 21: Autumnal Equinox Bedtime Dance Party
Annika and I listened to disco music and danced while we were supposed to be going to bed tonight. I was looking for a song, then got sucked down the magic vortex of playlists on Amazon music and we ended up sampling songs for longer than we should have, even though it's Friday night. I … Continue reading September 21: Autumnal Equinox Bedtime Dance Party
September 10: irrational contentment
Annika and I baked a squash and an apple crisp (that turned into an applesauce crisp because she cut the apples so small). It might have been my most productive after school afternoon/evening in ages. It follows my really good day yesterday... which means that I'm worried that I'm missing something or that another shoe … Continue reading September 10: irrational contentment
September 4: IT BEGINS
Today was my first day as a middle school teacher. It was Anders's first day of 8th grade. It was Annika's first day in E2 - 4th grade. It was both an easy and hard day all at once: a full day with very little sleep, but it was planned and there wasn't a lot … Continue reading September 4: IT BEGINS
September 3: Labor Day; or, the end of summer
Tomorrow we all go back to school. Both of my kids and I are anxious-excited. I never sleep well the night before school starts, so I don't have high hopes for a relaxing night. The only person who saw it as just another night was Dak, who just kind of went about his evening, playing … Continue reading September 3: Labor Day; or, the end of summer
August 31: “I have a question”
Annika always starts her questions with this. She started doing this sometime earlier this year, although I can't really pinpoint when. I think she regularly interrupts people, so if she starts with "I have a question" then she can ask the question when she knows the person is listening. She interrupts me when I'm reading … Continue reading August 31: “I have a question”
August 24: “can’t sleep”
Annika is back from spending a whole week in Bemidji and she can't sleep. We've tried some water, reading, sleeping on the couch instead of on her bed, listening to a podcast to relax, and finally I had her take a melatonin (see yesterday's blog for more info on that). She's still awake and she's … Continue reading August 24: “can’t sleep”
Adventures in Distraction 