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I started watching Doctor Who this week. I watched one episode. Then another. Then anotherandanotherandanotherandanother. I just started the second season with David Tennent, and so far I prefer Christopher Ecclestone. He was goofy, I will concede. And some of his lines were groan-inducing. But he seemed to have more complexity, more (for lack of a better word) humanity. He inspired more sympathy and interest from me. Maybe it is just because he was my first Doctor. We'll see. Anyway, I just discovered last night that the guy behind the Doctor Who revival is the same guy behind Sherlock. Not surprised, because I love both. Season 2 of Sherlock begins this Sunday!!!!
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I went back to work part-time at my former full-time job. I never wrote extensively about my job before, and I don't plan to start now because while the chances are slim, I have no desire to end up getting dooced. Not that I necessarily would say anything that would get me fired, but why take a chance, eh? Anyway, they needed someone to get them through a temporary lack of staff, and we need some extra income to get us through the summer. Should work out perfectly. But, it was interesting, when I left my job to be a SAHM, I was ready to leave there. Now, being back, I don't know if I am kidding myself, but I feel differetly than I did when I left. I could, under the right circumstances, see myself going back there on a more permanent basis. But yeah - the right circumstances is the key phrase in that sentence.
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Wednesday morning I woke at 8:30am - something that hasn't happened in pretty much exactly 19.5 months. My first thought was elation, sleeping in! But then I felt fear. Josiah NEVER sleeps in. My husband and I were so puzzled, we actually went into his room to check on him. That woke him up, and we discovered the reason for his lie in - a 103 fever. He struggled with a fever all day, but had no other symptoms, so we just took it easy and watched lots of Praise Babies and Sesame Street videos. Then on Thursday, he was wickedly crabby all day. Like WOW, he was mad as a snake. And he did something in his diaper of which I will never ever speak, let me just say that I threw away a $18 cloth diaper because MERCIFUL HEAVENS. He seems to be on the mend today, hopefully all is well.
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I am drowning in clutter, at least that is how it feels to me, and so today begins a mission to Get Rid of All the Clutter. First step today - put away all but Josiah's favorite toys. The toys and little plastic crap things have gotten out of control, despite that I never wanted it to happen in the first place. And research shows that kids actually do better with fewer options for play than too many. Clutter is not good for the brain at any age.
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I am currently reading: The Magician King, Sarah's Key, The Wind Through the Keyhole and The Stranger. TOO MANY BOOKS. Follow me on Goodreads if you are a biblophile like me.
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After months and months of practice, Josiah is finally saying some animal sounds. Just all of a sudden this week! That is how he has achieved most of his milestones - all of a sudden. He can do a cow, a sheep, a dog, a cat, a monkey and a pig, which is the cutest of all because he doesn't snort or say oink, he grunts.
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ALSO, Josiah is starting to identify letters. He has been calling all letters and numbers "B" for months now. But he can point out A, C, D and E, or say them if I point to them. Ironically, he cannot do B.
