Day 3383

We are a whole family that doesn’t want to go to bed. We might all become nocturnal when we go on vacations with teenagers…

Day 3382

 Turns out walks are a good idea even when it’s very cold… provided you wear enough mittens.

Day 3381

 It may be time to create a shrine to domestic gods and goddesses and to start making offerings.

Day 3380

 It’s a little weird shovelling out the snow knowing you aren’t going anywhere 

Day 3379

 When the cardboard settles, and all the plastic bags and tags and straps have been removed, and all the kits have been assembled… then, I shall assemble my loom.

Day 3378

It really is z kind of magic watching their little faces light up.

Day 3377

 Read the recipe before you put off making it.

Also wrap presents in advance.

Day 3376

 If you finish wrapping your presents early, does Christmas Eve still exist?

Day 3375

 It would be nice to go back to a time where getting a shot isn’t exciting.

Day 3374

 Pyjama Day: obviously universal.

Day 3373

 Our little ones are very familiar with the process of confiscating books and stuffies for children who are staying up giggling; they’ve started doing it to Baby Norin when s/he is bad at naptime.

It doesn’t seem to have made them any more sympathetic or any more likely to go the eff to sleep.

Day 3372

 I love the little phrases the two year old has picked up.

Otay?

Sounds good?

Not yet!

So many!

I love the expressions and the big words and the long sentences in that tiny little loud voice.

Day 3371

 If you have enough children, eventually you don’t have to help bake cookies anymore. You just have to herd cats at the ingredients until they become cookies.

Day 3370

 Never argue with a four year old. 

Day 3369

 Christmas is probably actually coming; the baking has begun.

Day 3368

 An abrupt return to winter for an abrupt return to school.

Day 3367

 The best Christmas parties are planned one day in advance.

Day 3366

 Sometimes parenting is best described as sisyphusian.

Day 3365

 Someday we will be allowed to go outside again.

Day 3364

 At least it wasn’t blueberries.

Day 3363

 I am thrilled with our daughter’s expanding collection of bird art. 

And excited about new beginnings.

Day 3362

 Banana scowled so hard she rolled her eyes and the reaction was so enthusiastic that might become her default expression.

Day 3361

 Coughing is strictly forbidden.

Day 3360

 Another quarantine, another craft distraction.

Day 3359

 I’ve checked the math, but it still seems impossible that seven years ago we had a tiny baby and today we have a tiny seven year old.

Day 3358

 Did not lose any children.

Created an Extremely Banana Monster.

Day 3357

 How much cake is too much cake?

Day 3356

 For the sake of Christmas lights, we settle for a dinner of popcorn, cucumber, and yogurt.

Probably worth it.

Day 3355

 Good job, Teddy! 

If only we could convince Banana that Teddy is allergic to fuffing around.