tapas and a bit of intermediate
Posted on March 8, 2010 - Filed Under yoga | 4 Comments
I wrote here about three things I didn’t (yet) get about ashtanga: driste, rolling over one’s toes, and tapas. Well, it turns out, they’re all related, so no wonder I was struggling.
First, the easy one. I figured out that toe-rolling and heat are linked. When I finally got strong enough to keep my knees off [...]
the idiot hat, or, sophie has had enough
Posted on January 25, 2010 - Filed Under kiddo life | 3 Comments
We get grumpy. Everyone gets grumpy, right? Sometimes its hard to want to be a good enough person not to inflict one’s grumpiness on others. Sometimes being a jerk feels good. For a little while. Until the remorse kicks in. Except lately the the remorse hits me mid-jerk-ness, which kind of takes the shine off [...]
Read More..>>best photo ever
Posted on January 18, 2010 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment
Look how confident she is! At five, she can ride western, do the posting thing (that’s when the horse trots and you lift your butt out of the saddle on every other beat), ride without stirrups, and can post without even holding the reins, holding her arms out like a circus performer. Amazing! Sophie just [...]
happy playdoh thanksgiving!
Posted on November 26, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 1 Comment
Sophie made us a play-doh thanksgiving feast this morning. Come on over, there’s enough for everyone!
What are you grateful for?
leaps and bounds
Posted on November 23, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment
Sophie, 5, just took a leap in her brain somewhere. You can see it in her drawings, which suddenly, within the space of a week, have developed foreshortening. Look at this one, she calls it Angel Kitten:
It’s so cool when their brains take a jump in ability, in conversational complexity, or getting more complex jokes, [...]
Read More..>>would you like some eggs?
Posted on August 21, 2009 - Filed Under honeymilk farm | Leave a Comment
Read More..>>sibling win
Posted on July 20, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 1 Comment
I was just going through some pictures and I kept noticing great shots of Sophie and Luc having a good time together. I was struck by it, because I spend a lot of energy helping them negotiate the latest trauma. (“I want the rainbow tank top!” “No, I want it!” “I had it first!” “But [...]
Read More..>>the circus comes to the yurt
Posted on April 20, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment
Oh, man, I feel AWESOME today. I’m back on my absolute FAVORITE drug of choice: COFFEE. I am SO HAPPY about this. I’m AWAKE for the first time in WEEKS. (And there seems to be SOMETHING wrong with my CAPS key. It’s not ME. I SWEAR.)
In honor of my new delicious, caffeine induced mania, check [...]
giddy-yup!
Posted on March 30, 2009 - Filed Under adventures, kiddo life | 1 Comment
Look what Sophie did today! No ropes!
She’s riding free for the first time and TROTTING. That’s a long way from her first day, when just sitting on the horse was a big deal.
Here she is coming around the rail again, all confidence and that little smile that says she’s holding it all in until she [...]
I love my job
Posted on March 29, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 1 Comment
Last night, after much flopping, and adjusting, and pulling of covers, Sophie and I finally settled down to sleep. Ahhhhh….
And just as I’m relaxing into a half hour snooze with her (I usually get back after she’s dropped off) Sophie’s little voice comes out of the dark saying, “Mommy, can I have drink of water?”
Groan. [...]
