The good, the bad, and the ugly
The
good:
When Davis was born, I felt a tiny pang of sadness for Dana. She'd never get to have a sister. I struck gold in the sister department, and it saddened me that she wouldn't get to have that experience.
But somehow, someway, it appears that having a brother is pretty cool too. Most days, the kids get along so well that it scares me. This can't last forever. Today, they were apart for the very first day since June 9 (when school got out.) They've been together all summer long - almost every minute of the entire summer. They did nothing apart. Swimming lessons? together. Neighborhood camp? together. Playdates? together.
But today, they had to be at different childcare arrangements. (long story - the school-age program at the church preschool shuts down for the week before school.) You would have thought the world ended.
Davis wailed and wailed all morning. "I want to be with someone who loves me. I want Dana." over and over and over again. He also would have accepted going to work with either Douglas or I, but was most upset about facing a day without Dana.
The babysitter who watched Dana reported that she spent most of the morning crying. Why? "Because I miss Davis" was the reply.
The bad:
4th D. moves tomorrow. tomorrow!!!!! I'm in denial. I'm taking her out to lunch and for back-to-school shopping tomorrow morning. And then she leaves tomorrow afternoon. sigh.
The ugly:
This is my kid's gymnastic teacher:
http://www.channel3000.com/news/9758151/detail.html
Ickity, ick, ick, ick.
He seemed like such a wholesome and nice man. I swear! My children adore him.
The kids are supposed to start gymnastics again on Saturday (together, of course.) I wonder if they will even be able to keep the program going? Obviously the other teachers are not implicated in this...but he owns the place. Ick.
When Davis was born, I felt a tiny pang of sadness for Dana. She'd never get to have a sister. I struck gold in the sister department, and it saddened me that she wouldn't get to have that experience.
But somehow, someway, it appears that having a brother is pretty cool too. Most days, the kids get along so well that it scares me. This can't last forever. Today, they were apart for the very first day since June 9 (when school got out.) They've been together all summer long - almost every minute of the entire summer. They did nothing apart. Swimming lessons? together. Neighborhood camp? together. Playdates? together.
But today, they had to be at different childcare arrangements. (long story - the school-age program at the church preschool shuts down for the week before school.) You would have thought the world ended.
Davis wailed and wailed all morning. "I want to be with someone who loves me. I want Dana." over and over and over again. He also would have accepted going to work with either Douglas or I, but was most upset about facing a day without Dana.
The babysitter who watched Dana reported that she spent most of the morning crying. Why? "Because I miss Davis" was the reply.
The bad:
4th D. moves tomorrow. tomorrow!!!!! I'm in denial. I'm taking her out to lunch and for back-to-school shopping tomorrow morning. And then she leaves tomorrow afternoon. sigh.
The ugly:
This is my kid's gymnastic teacher:
http://www.channel3000.com/news/9758151/detail.html
Ickity, ick, ick, ick.
He seemed like such a wholesome and nice man. I swear! My children adore him.
The kids are supposed to start gymnastics again on Saturday (together, of course.) I wonder if they will even be able to keep the program going? Obviously the other teachers are not implicated in this...but he owns the place. Ick.
Posted: Tue - August 29, 2006 at 09:15 PM
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