Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Bowling Alone

Actually, a more appropriate title is "Eating Alone".

Today marked a rite of passage - Evie had her first extended day session. For the first time in my life, I had to prepare two boxed lunches and had lunch completely devoid of companionship on a regular school day since Evie became part of our family.

As I ate these questions occured to me.

Who will I blame for spots on my clothes from here forward?

Will I still have as many spots on my clothes?

Do I still need to exclusively shop at Target?

Why don't I get more accomplished, even when I don't read the paper?

Evie was having a blast - making a monkey mask and listening to stories. Juliette was listening to show and tell presentations and trying to finish her carrots before lunch time ran out, knowing there would be no treat in tomorrow's lunch if today's carrots weren't finished.

At home, things were eerily quiet.