pitter patter

back at it. calvin and oliver conspired against me riding in this morning - everything took a long time. this was my last solo morning - robin comes home this afternoon (yea!!). i had a very nice time with my little guy but 5 nights as a single parent was tough. this is where i say "i'm not sure how single parents deal with it." but as with any circumstance in life if it is your reality you just deal with it.

this time alone with cal has really driven home just how special it is to have a 2 year old. his little mind is amazing - and i am fascinated with how he can simultaneously have very progressive/complex thoughts and very simplistic thoughts.

we stayed active including a bike ride to the tunnel on the badger trail, a trip to the vilas zoo, many games of baseball and football in the backyard, we made bread on two occasions, we went for walks, we did a lot of yard work and we only watched about a total of 2 hours of tv over the 5 days. we don't watch children specific programs very often anyway, but i have a bad habit of having the tv on in the background a lot which i'm trying to break. we watched curious george and shaun the sheep for a bit saturday morning but that was about it.

anyway, i'm glad r is coming home because i miss her. here is to getting the band back together!

happy monday.