Yawn...

Dear Friends and Family,

It's not a morning for half-caf coffee. P tossed and turned around 2 and I woke up briefly to make sure she was okay. Then, Mr. mouse's alarm went off around 3 and I woke up briefly. Then, my alarm went off around 4:15 and I brewed a fully leaded cup of coffee. I think as long as I get my day started in the next 30 minutes I'll be okay.

The only wrench in the morning is cleaning P's arm. She has a blister on it from some medicine the dermatologist put on it Monday night and we need to clean it this morning. Other than that, it's a standard morning. I think I'll go get started so we're not too rushed.


Cheers!
mouse

10.05.15: Weekend Experiences

Dear Friends and Family,

Mr. mouse and I had a fundamental difference on what we wanted to do Saturday night. I wanted to go out to an earlier dinner with a smaller group of parents. He wanted to go out to a later get together with a larger group of parents. It seemed like he may have been okay going to the earlier dinner, but I inadvertently made it a moot point when I asked one of the parents if she wanted a ride to dinner so we didn't need to look for two parking spots at dinner. It a moot point because I knew, but forgot for a moment, that she wanted to go to both. So rather than let it get all awkward, we went to both. I figured at that point it wasn't worth fighting since I knew Mr. mouse wanted to go and I was the one that had offered the ride.

Well, when all was said and done we spent $116 on the evening's entertainment. I had fun, but I'm not sure I had $116 worth of fun.

I've come to realize Mr. mouse and I have more fundamental differences that matter. We tripped across one on Friday night too. I'm not sure if I've changed or if he's changed or if we've changed. In the past, I think it mattered less to us what we were doing as long as we were doing it together because sometimes when you're hanging with your best friend you're happy just because you're hanging with your best friend. But, now, it seems different. I guess now we're pickier about what we want to do. Perhaps it's because when the event is the primary purpose of going then you get more thoughtful on the event. And, well your companion, in some instances, is the person you showed up with and the one you left with, but isn't necessarily the reason you went.

On a positive note we had crepes Sunday night with P, but I'm still sad we couldn't get to agreement on Saturday. It makes me realize that things are different now.


Cheers!
mouse

Piles of Paper, Continued

Dear Friends and Family,

I spent another hour today compiling P's binder and there's still a pile left to add to the binder that is bigger than the binder itself. I've come to conclude she's got too much stuff and we're going to have to cull some of it. My goal is to have one large binder for kindergarten. That feels like it's more than fair. It'll give her a keepsake which is the real goal of keeping any of it. I keep telling myself the goal is to have something any of us can look through in the future to remember kindergarten and we don't need every sheet of paper to accomplish that goal. I'll spend another hour tomorrow and hopefully feel like I make some more progress. Realistically, it should be 45 sheets per month to fit. That's my new goal.


Cheers!
mouse

Piles of Papers

Dear Friends and Family,

I spent an hour of my morning trying to get P's kindergarten papers under control. And, after an hour, I'll be honest, the pile doesn't look any smaller. I guess tomorrow morning I can try spending another hour and see if it's any better. On the one hand, I love having her creations, but on the other hand, I wish she'd generate less of it. So far, first grade is under control. I'm really trying to stay on top of first grade. Otherwise, it'll just be another pile of papers I need to work through next fall.


Cheers!
mouse