Quickies

I have come to the realization that my blogging is going to have to start following my travel philosophy...quick little snippets when you have time! London in a fortnight, San Sebastian in 3 days and a Christmas recap in an hour! Even as I am writing that, my lip is curling at the thought - I am going to have the luxury of time! 2013, baby, 2013!

There is still so much to catch up on but the good news is that as my professional life has gotten busier, my personal one has gotten somewhat easier as Tings suddenly decided that he is capable of 'sleeping teenager-style!' Currently, that is interpreted as putting himself to bed alone. For the record, as he, himself, set the precedent, he should abide by that interpretation, at least for the next 14 years! This is monumental progress! Parents, have hope!!

On the same note, as I thought I was pointing out some rather humorous aspects of a book we were reading together in bed, Tings leaned over, looked deep in my eyes, stroked my check and said with a faint, humoring smile, ' Go to bed, Mommy. Go to bed'  then he turned his back to me and curled up with his Diego book! Just like that, my little roommate kicked me out of the twin bed I have been sleeping in for a year in the nook of my bedroom. With my new found freedom, I found myself at the 24hr Kroger Marketplace, as you do in my neck of the woods, contemplating all the possibilities that can now fill my 8-11pm hour! It was a bit melancholy and exciting, kind of like when you are taking off from one loved city to a new one....

So while I have been enjoying my sleep (thank you, dear teenager) I also thought perhaps 7am-Hunie would cooperate. Alas, I woke up to a blurred image of this darting around my bed:

He was shouting 'Coppee? Mommy, coppee?' and it took me some time to realize it wasn't my horrid eyesight in the blinding morning light but rather florescent drool imparted by a green stamp pad Hunie decided to suck dry and then roll all over in my once-awesome, four-digit thread count sheets.

So while I now have stains reminiscent of a ghost-busting episode down the side of my bed, the quality of sleep is still wonderous and inviting and in fact beckoning me now!