A few positives
Oct. 9th, 2008 11:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mamajoanA lot of crap has been going on lately, so here are a few quick positives to throw out.
For one, last weekend we went to Tufts Community Day with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pekmez and Kata, which was a lot of fun; and there was a biology professor from Tufts demonstrating his bees, and he was running a raffle. And I won a free jar of honey from this guy's bees! I'm on a local honey kick lately, so I'm totally excited. I have to go over there and pick it up, hopefully tomorrow.
For another, I've managed to connect with a family at Isaac's school -- their son is in kindergarten but not in Isaac's class but he goes to the afterschool so he and Isaac have played together -- and they live right near Davis Square (where Ruthie's daycare is) and they have offered to pick up Isaac along with their kid, at least occasionally. The mom picked him up on Tuesday and it went great -- Isaac had a great time playing with Eli at their house, and didn't want to leave when I came to pick him up. Today the dad will be picking them up. I'm all excited about this (but also a little nervous trying to figure out whether there'll be anything I can do for them in return). Funnily enough, their 2-year-old is named Isaac! Which could get a little weird, lol. Anyway, so that's very cool. Also there are a couple of other kids Isaac seems to be connecting with, and I've given some of the parents my 411 so we can hopefully set up some playdates.
Also, we received a lovely box of hand-me-downs from an online friend. Three pairs of pants for Isaac, several pairs of pants and sweaters for Ruthie. This is great because Isaac has almost no pants left that a) still fit him and b) have intact knees. ;) They both still need more winter clothing, but every bit helps. And Isaac was totally excited to get a box in the mail with his name on it. :)
Finally, it seems that Ruthie has been using the potty a lot at daycare. This week on Tues and Wed they told me that she didn't pee or poop in her diaper a single time -- she used the potty every time she needed to go! She tells them when she needs to go, and then she takes off her diaper all by herself and uses the mini-toilet they have there. She hasn't been doing that at home (well, the taking off her diaper part ;) ) but I have high hopes. yay!
OK, so those are my four good things for the moment. :)
For one, last weekend we went to Tufts Community Day with
pekmez and Kata, which was a lot of fun; and there was a biology professor from Tufts demonstrating his bees, and he was running a raffle. And I won a free jar of honey from this guy's bees! I'm on a local honey kick lately, so I'm totally excited. I have to go over there and pick it up, hopefully tomorrow.For another, I've managed to connect with a family at Isaac's school -- their son is in kindergarten but not in Isaac's class but he goes to the afterschool so he and Isaac have played together -- and they live right near Davis Square (where Ruthie's daycare is) and they have offered to pick up Isaac along with their kid, at least occasionally. The mom picked him up on Tuesday and it went great -- Isaac had a great time playing with Eli at their house, and didn't want to leave when I came to pick him up. Today the dad will be picking them up. I'm all excited about this (but also a little nervous trying to figure out whether there'll be anything I can do for them in return). Funnily enough, their 2-year-old is named Isaac! Which could get a little weird, lol. Anyway, so that's very cool. Also there are a couple of other kids Isaac seems to be connecting with, and I've given some of the parents my 411 so we can hopefully set up some playdates.
Also, we received a lovely box of hand-me-downs from an online friend. Three pairs of pants for Isaac, several pairs of pants and sweaters for Ruthie. This is great because Isaac has almost no pants left that a) still fit him and b) have intact knees. ;) They both still need more winter clothing, but every bit helps. And Isaac was totally excited to get a box in the mail with his name on it. :)
Finally, it seems that Ruthie has been using the potty a lot at daycare. This week on Tues and Wed they told me that she didn't pee or poop in her diaper a single time -- she used the potty every time she needed to go! She tells them when she needs to go, and then she takes off her diaper all by herself and uses the mini-toilet they have there. She hasn't been doing that at home (well, the taking off her diaper part ;) ) but I have high hopes. yay!
OK, so those are my four good things for the moment. :)
