The New Normal

This is our first routine Monday in at least seven weeks and it is going extremely well.  Mr. Don'tWantToPants actually got out the door to school on time with a full bowl of oatmeal in his tummy and only a few tears.  Shmoogie's done a lot of growing since our last routine Monday, thus she sat in her highchair happily with a Zwieback for most of the getting ready time and I didn't get sidelined for twenty minutes nursing her while Mr. Don'tWantToPants did whatever it is that he does when I'm not paying attention.  Shmoogie napped, I cleaned, we picked up a happy (but still recognizable) version of Mr. Don'tWantToPants at school (who had eaten a lot of lunch, including vegetables!), Shmoogie had lunch and they both went to sleep.

I like normal!  Especially this normal!  Even if it only lasts one day... what a day!

Now I'm going to grab the last few quiet moments to stitch bias tape (made yesterday with my new bias tape maker, ooooo!) around the edges of my new apron.  I asked Mr. Right last night what he thinks of aprons and, after a considering silence (he must have sensed there were depths to this question he might not fully understand), he said, "Well, it's kind of an unusual hobby, but there are worse ones to have."

Comments

[Elizabeth]

I didn't know there was such a thing as a bias tape maker. I could get excited about that! So you're not the only one.

[Amber]

Yes, I must get one of those!

[Mar Mar]

I'm so glad to hear your first day without Mar Mar went so well. I think. :-)

[M.T.]

Clover makes them :) The width they list as is a little odd - mine is supposed to be 1 inch, but that's before you fold it in half, and then once I did that center crease, it seemed like less than 1/2 inch wide. But I haven't measured it. The little tool sure does make it a lot easier! Beware, too, that the tape turns out quite a different width depending on how far you are holding the iron from the tool.

MarMar - yesterday did NOT go so well, don't worry ;)