JR and I picked up a copy of Maurice Sendak’s Chicken Soup With Rice during our weekly stop by the library. He liked it so much that we read it three or four times before he went down for his nap. As I shut JR’s door and headed downstairs, I was hit by how sad it is that the world will never get anything new from Mr. Sendak.
Then I cried a bit.
(I know! Two posts in two days! What is this MADNESS?!)
The parenting column that I write for RVANews now runs every Tuesday (as opposed to every OTHER Tuesday, as it once was…in the good ol’ days…and the poorer days CHA CHING!). Consequently, the majority of my creative juices have been…flowing? I guess? towards that. Hence the crickets happening over here. So as a way to justify my recent 5-week absence (because I’m SURE everyone was DYING), I thought I’d share a link or two or a million. 1) Because I want you to know that I haven’t been spending all of my time watching Giuliana & Bill (just some of my time) and 2) I think you might like some of these.
So here you go:
50 things to teach my son before he goes
My 6 preschooler road trips must-haves
Hope you like ‘em!
Before I begin, I’d like us to take a moment of silence to officially mourn the end of our vacation in Hilton Head–a week of sun, naps, and (that most wonderful of wonders) grandparents who are willing to take the morning shift for six days straight.
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Thank you.
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Anyway, hey! It’s been a while. I bet you didn’t even know we WENT on vacation. Well we did. And it was awesome. I’m thoroughly exhausted, freckled, and hating the fact that we’re home. But I will say that I’m much more willing to return to life as it is now than what it looked like when I was working full-time. If that were still the case I probably would’ve spent yesterday’s eight(ish) ride back up to Richmond weeping and curled up in a ball on the floor of the car. Instead I just pouted a bit and clung desperately to the fact that at least the dogs are being boarded until Monday. Once I pick those (adorable!) jokers up, it’s all over.
Until then, I will stare at these pictures over and over. You should too.
He pretended to sleep for the first 15 minutes of the drive. Then he spent the rest of the time kicking the back of the driver’s seat.
Photo by his Mamaw. I was very much asleep when this was taken.
Swimming was his favorite. He’s still pretty nervous in the water, but I think we’ll have a little fishy by the end of the summer.
Freckles. All I get are freckles.
Mini golf was totally my favorite part of the trip. The kid had The Adorable turned up to 11.
First real ice cream on our last night in town.
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Things look to be calming down a tiny bit for the summer, so I’m hoping to spend more time over here. I’ve missed you guys. What have you been up to?
