My return!

Hello friends!

Mama pasta has returned. I wish had some elaborate, dramatic, and captivating story (meaning...excuse) for being absent, but I don't. Life is cyclical, with highs and lows, ebbs and flows. The start of school always wipes me out. Usually at this point, I have gotten on my feet and ready to tackle the holiday concert season. Not the case, this year. The year started off with my darling boy breaking his leg at the very start of the school year. After being set free from that cast, we had an uneventful few weeks - until Monday, when he fell over his own beloved "Caddie" the stuffed monkey and broke his toe. Because it was the same leg that had just healed, he was put in a little walking cast in hopes that he will continue to walk and keep up the muscle tone he had just regained. Happy to report, so far so good. He is walking and running around again, sporting an awesome Black and Gold Steelers themed cast inscribed with "#86 will you marry my mama?".

Our fall was full of pumpkin patches, playgrounds, and Halloween cookies. I'm looking forward to Christmas with him. He doesn't actually know anything about Santa, or the traditions, but he LOVES Christmas lights, presents, and festivities. He must get that from his great-grandma :)

Potty training is in full swing, and is pretty low stress-I guess because I'm happy with his progress, and it isn't really topping my priority list. I've been more interested in taking advantage of his interest in learning his numbers, letters, shapes, and colors. He likes playing with his flash cards - he calls it practicing, and he is showing interest in violin. "Take a turn NOW mama?" he asks when my last private student leaves.

He still struggles with his temper and obedience, and I still struggle with utter exhaustion. But, there is time-out and coffee and we carry on.