Week 16

Friday, April 16, 2010
"NO!” I tell myself,

as my body automatically turns toward the bookstore.

“You may not buy any more books this week!”

Saturday, April 17, 2010
The kids watch in open-eyed fascination

as the street band at Pike Street Market

strums the washboard and plunks the bass.

What fun!

Sunday, April 18, 2010
Today is one of those beautiful Seattle days

that reminds us there’s more then gray and rain in our future.

Monday April 19, 2010
One profile, leads to a picture of someone I don’t know, and then,

to yet a third profile of some random person . . .

how quickly I digress to avoid work.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
I used to think peanut butter, mayonnaise, and pickle

was a normal sandwich until I took it to Jr. Hi. for the first time.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
It was an accident, it just slipped out.

But it will come back to haunt me, I know it will . . .

At school, church, or in a conversation with Grandma,

one of the boys will innocently slip it in,

"Grandma, please get out of the f-ing way!"

Thursday, April 22, 2010
Blurry eyed, my two-year-old asks

in the wee hours of the morning, “Mar comin’ t’day?”

How did we get so lucky to have the best nanny ever?