May 15 - The Playdate Gang Heads To Gyro Park, Where Much Fun And Mad Runs To The Bathroom Ensue

Nothing beats beach play
Two kids in mild sunshine
Building driftwood forts

May 14 - Hysteria At The Preschool Dropoff

The girl's losing it
Hard-hearted, I leave her there
Bridget says it's fine

May 13 - Also, Today The Baby Was Named Beatrice Mae

Shower curtain's shot
Fragile R can't bear the loss
I hunt duplicates

May 12 - A Mixed Bag Of Events Makes For A Pleasant Mother's Day, Even Though I Don't Even Like The Concept

Mother's Day bike ride
I eat tarts with R and Co
Then "Mamma Mia"

May 11 - She Was Done Crying By The Time We Turned Onto Bay Street

It's Buccaneer Days
Tearful beginning as R
seethes with emotion

May 10 - The Social Services Roundtable Gets Its Start, And I'm Pleased To Have A Seat At It Even Though Managing My Expectations Thoroughly

Aren't I the big shot?
Wearing a weird Wal-Mart blouse
Flying Helijet

May 9 - And Then We Ordered Pizza And I Fell Asleep On The Couch

Moving day again
Preschool is a trauma, but
the kid does stay put

May 8 - Taking R Home From Sidney (And Back) Has Me Reflecting On How I Can't Handle This Crazy Traffic Anymore, As If Years Of Busing Flipped Me

The thing about drives
is I hate them to pieces
All tolerance gone

May 7 - A Late-Afternoon Visit To VGH Complete With Commuter Crawl And Construction Waits Is No Fun For Anyone

R is acting out
Wish we had skipped this visit
By night, all is calm

May 6 - Baby's In The House, Plus It's Moving Day With A Four-Year-Old

Pumpkin has arrived!
We visit, though Lady R
hates the hospital

May 5 - Early-Morning Wakeup Call As Grandchild 9 Gets Serious About Arrival

Call comes just past 3
I head to the baby house
to snuggle my pal

May 4 - When The Weather And The Period Of Free Time Coincide

Let's seize this sunshine
Reading is a luxury
This yard won't last long

May 3 - A Day Mostly Stolen For Myself After Realizing That The Only Way To Reduce Hours Is To Reduce Hours

Here's what I could do:
Work less. Bike-ride more. Walk dogs.
Read in the late sun

May 2 - I Accompany Chelle To The Non-Stress Test And Recall The Feeling Of Cold Jelly On Your Belly

Room's full of Baby
Squeaky little duck heart beats
Come on out, wee one

May 1 - Birthday Pony Rides For The Two Wee Ones Was Like Witnessing The Start Of A Love Story

Her face is pure joy
She sits astride her pony
like she's born to it

April 30 - Chicken 6/49 For The Family Birthday Dinner

We're here for the queen
She orders us about, then
sneaks away with Paul

April 29 - They Always Do Warn You That The Years Slip By Fast

Heron Rock dinner
My man is 67
I'm so much younger