A Day Off

Sometimes, when you're a mom, 28 weeks pregnant and fighting stupid persistent cough, and you take a day off sick, it can look like this:

Wake up, drive toddler to daycare.
Come home, shovel driveway and sidewalks.
Drive to lab to get bloodwork done.
An hour later, drive to walk-in clinic where doctor suggests cutting all foods that make life worth living to fight heart-burn which could be causing the cough.
Go buy two cupcakes at Sprinkles and eat them.
Two minutes after arriving home, get phone call to come pick up inconsolably cranky toddler.
There goes the day "off".

When your Kid watches Dora and Handy Manny....

I was eating supper with Mark and Cole - soft tacos. I was building my second one when Cole leaned over, picked up the bowl of grated cheddar cheese and said quite forcefully, "Put cheese on enchillada, Mommy."

Frosty the Snowman

Today, while Cole was refusing to sleep and while I lay in bed next to him trying to rest, he began to sing a song. The lyrics are funny only if you remember his name is Cole.

He sang:

Frosty the snowman
Jolly Happy Soul
Corn cob banana
and two eyes made out of.....ME

Poster Mom for Picking-Your-Battles

I was in Chapters the other day, lounging on a wooden chair near the train table while Cole played. A woman arrived with three young boys. One of which had a decidedly "layered" look going on. The woman turned to me and shrugged, "He's wearing nine shirts. He's trying to break his record."

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