Summing Up How I Feel

I am reading a daily meditation book when Emma says, "Why are you reading that?" "To help me be a better person," I say. "You mean mom!" (She's used to me taking parenting classes.) "Well, I'm a person too," I reply. To which she shoots back, "You're not a person! You're a mom!"

Emma Funnies

We are driving in the car and Emma laughs from the backseat. "If you were friends with a dragon and you tried to get it to blow out it's candles...it would blow them in!"

Emma Succumbs and Delaney & Papa Pix

Emma was helping Sam replace a part on the toilet when she got very, very tired. She made a little bed in there and asked for some bread. When Sam came back in to work she had fallen asleep. She had what Delaney did, but it seemed milder.

Here are a few shots I love of Sam and Delaney goofing around. She was in a silly mood, crawling around the kitchen very fast and getting in my face to grab the camera.

Here's What The Stomach Flu Looks Like At Our House

Emma was on her own while I tended to Delaney. She snacked on the couch and watched hours of television with no intervention. She was quite happy.

I made Delaney a bed on the kitchen floor so I could fix Emma some food. She was on a bummer. I sure am glad we have a washer and a dryer now. They were a great help.

What's Going On

Our pomegranates are ripe and delicious. Emma and Delaney love to go out and eat them in the yard. This requires nudity on their part and they are happy to oblige.

Delaney woke up from a particularly fussy night looking like this. She must have banged into the wall scraping her nose. The bridge was pretty swollen and she had two little shiners to show for it.

Here she is after climbing into the tub during my shower...in her pajamas. I was kind of frustrated, but then I had to just laugh. She is a tricky girl.

Here is Delaney with her pomegranate beard. Boy was she a mess.