ESK has been babbling a ton lately. Blah blah blah blah gobbledy gook, etc. Sometimes she throws in a few words here and there. Lately, her favorite word? You guessed it: "NO". She uses it with abandon. "Do you want to read a book?" "No." "Do you want to eat?" "No." Do you want to go night night?" "No." "Do you want to go to college?" "No."
Ah well. I knew this time was coming.
Living the Dream
This summer has flown by for us. I think moving into a new home really consumed our lives for awhile. And now that we're pretty much settled in, I feel a bit lost and anxious. I put my work on the back burner and haven't pursued any projects. So in the professional sense, I feel a bit adrift. But otherwise, I feel as if SK and I are finally doing some things and tackling projects we've talked about/dreamed about since we first got married.
Some background... Right after we got married, we moved to San Francisco and lived in a tiny, run-down, non-insulated apartment. When we first got to SF, we found the apartment had mold on the walls and a disintegrated kitchen floor. That was the worst of it, but the rest wasn't that much better. A half hour before we went to bed every night, we would have to turn on a space heater in our bedroom to prepare the room for sleep. As we huddled under the covers at night, we would talk about how it would be nice to live in a 1)warm home 2)our own home 3)a home where ESK had her own cozy nursery.
So, while our new house is far from perfect -- it's tiny and apparently has a rodent problem (see previous post) -- we are pretty darn happy. [Cue soundtrack: "Our House is a very very very fine house..."]
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that's great that you feel "at home" finally. can't wait to visit you guys... not sure when. in the mean time, i'll have to settle for listening to E say "no" when you come visit! maybe G will teach her some new words.
ha! i like the cue music.. well, now that you're settled in, you can put your feet up and enjoy the view! have you posted any pics of your new place??
i am far from feeling "settled," but i know what you mean about feeling grateful for this home He's given.
and though N doesn't say many words like ESK, he can say "no, no, no" pretty darn well. he's started saying it for weeks now. just goes to show you how often i must say that to him. :) oh, the joys of independence... grumble, grumble... ;)
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