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19
Aug
2010

happy dance

Isaac starts school a week from tomorrow, and I’m very very happy that he’ll be going back for another year of preschool with the team from last year. Same school, same teacher, same classroom. This teacher really seems to “get” Isaac and he made a lot of progress with her last year. This will be good.

Isaac running

This is a typical view of Isaac. You can almost hear us yelling, get back here! wait! can't you?

You know what takes a lot of energy? Keeping up with Isaac (see photographic evidence). Dennis has done an amazing job this summer; we’ve gotten by on part-time childcare and he still managed to hold down his job and keep the house from falling apart. Next year we will have better arrangements. But I’m really in awe of my husband after the past few months. He parented his ass off all summer.

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Isaac has developed a taste for popcorn, and I think pOPcoor! may be the cutest thing he says right now. He has such a sweet little voice. Part of the appeal of popcorn for him is that preparation includes a thrilling 90-second episode of The Microwave Show. He likes to watch the timer count down. Seriously, using the microwave is an Event at our house.



11 Responses to “happy dance”

  1. Jackie August 19th, 2010 at 10:41 am

    Wonderful to have you back and terrific to have an update on Ike – YAY!!

  2. backchat August 20th, 2010 at 6:54 am

    We need a little video of the “popping of the corn” and the subsequent Isaac delight of munching and saying. “pOPcoor”! Pullleeeeze!

  3. Betty Fokker August 21st, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    It’s great when they have those little words isn’t it? My three year old says “bay-baid” for “band-aid”. You want to squeeze them, they are so adorable!

  4. Mindy August 21st, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    i can’t figure out how to get a message in my email when you update the blog. What did i miss ?

  5. Kim August 23rd, 2010 at 4:51 am

    MORE CAT STORIES & PHOTOS, PLEASE. I love the Isaac stories, and the randomly-acquired kitsch, but I miss the cats …

  6. Doji August 25th, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    Hey, yeah, good to see you are back to blogging — I was missing your updates and photos!

  7. Kathy Couper August 27th, 2010 at 3:16 am

    Sara: SO GLAD you’re back…. I kept checking your old site and when I saw the blue kitchen my heart would sink a little…. finally I paused to see the link to the new site. Life’s better with your blog in it!

  8. Kathy August 27th, 2010 at 3:17 am

    Sara: SO GLAD you’re back…. I kept checking your old site and when I saw the blue kitchen my heart would sink a little…. finally I paused to see the note about the new site. Life’s better with your blog in it!

  9. Heidi August 31st, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    Amen about the cat stories! Isaac is precious, and I’m glad to hear you’re all doing well and blogging again, but I miss hearing about the cats!

  10. Vinaigrette Girl September 7th, 2010 at 11:15 am

    So nice to catch up with you again – and the Awesome Husband and Wonderful Child.

    Yes, i can hear you screaming “WAIT!!!”. Crikey, don’t they go /fast/?

    And sod to the snotty person who wanted less of Isaac. Parenting is what helps you realise that paid work in itself is almost always pretty easy: even if it’s exhausting in lots of ways your adult colleagues don’t usually run around in circles screaming blue murder, or wake you up with vomiting over the bedclothes at 3 a.m., or scare you witless by having random high fevers and rambling incoherently at you in the hospital. And if they do you can quit, which you can’t do if you’re a mum.

    I like ike.

    See? Original, no?

  11. Laylabean September 28th, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    YAY – you’re back!! I’m so glad Issac is doing well. My boys love the microwave too, even more so if it contains hot cocoa.