One thing I had to do today

Text Britt from class with the location of Phoebe's blankie: the freezer.

Hey, Diddle Diddle

I can't believe this!

Yesterday Britt had to remind me about one of the most amazing moments we had this week--had to remind me because the days and nights of battling the sleep abstainer, and finishing my second language movie, and planning for my classroom had all begun to run together.

One night this week--I can't remember which--we devised a method of locking Phoebe in her room. Phew, we thought, she might protest, but eventually, she'll wear herself out and fall asleep. Silly us. She wore us out first with protests of, "I can't believe this!"

That may have been the night I ended up driving around, collaborating with the artist in residence over the phone, while desperately hoping Phoebe would fall asleep in the back seat.

Some reasons why the salad course was delayed

1. Britt decided it was time to vacuum the rug.
2. Phoebe decided it was time for "banilla" yogurt. She rolled her tricycle over to the washing machine and used the seat as a stool to climb on top (possibly unrelated to the banilla yogurt quest).
3. Britt threw Phoebe's owl into the kitchen to get it out of the way of the vacuum. It hit the rim of the yogurt bowl, which by this time I had filled up for Phoebe, and bounced out after skating across the surface of the yogurt. I had to clean his ear.

Eats Snow Like a Lion

I never would have guessed that Phoebe's primary occupation in the snow would be eating it. But then I remembered my own snow-eating days. I think we flavored it with maple syrup. Phoebe takes hers straight up.

March Snow "Storm"

I guess March really did come in like a lion this year. Laugh if you like, Minnesotans, but we're "snowed in" and loving it.