dual personalities

Here I am, quoting from our daycare app’s “Teacher Notes” again. It’s only because they’re fascinating.

Sometimes I feel a little absurd following my sister’s posts, which include thoughtful literature and music references and display her myriad sewing skills, with these (albeit darling) baby posts. My deep and thoughtful updates include things like this: we clearly aren’t ready for pigtails yet, but we do manage to match our hair bows to our socks.

Well, what can I say. I really do enjoy getting Katie dressed every day, checking the daycare app for a rundown of her activities, and then taking her home for our nightly play and bath time. My new “mommy” lifestyle may not be deep, but my mother has assured me that it isn’t shallow, either.

Without further ado…

On Friday, we head to the pediatrician for a belated 12-month visit. Lots of shots, but also hopefully some interesting stats — perhaps a literal confirmation that “Katie is a big girl now!”

My mother is cleaning out her office as retirement approaches (next week!) and thus bringing home more books. Naturally, I am bringing some of these books into my apartment (which has no room for more books). I’ve even asked if I can get a bookshelf for my office at work! Anyway, one of the books is the Oxford Book of Quotations, which I perused this week while working on some remarks. I found this great Raymond Chandler line, which sadly, was not appropriate for what I was writing.

Interestingly, Bartlett’s Book of Quotations only had this:

Because of the new federal holiday (which Missouri decided to implement at the last minute) I had a long weekend. So, I made a blouse for myself. And it was good enough to wear to work today! I’m not sure if my co-workers thought the vibe was “Eileen Fischer chic” or more paper bag chic, but I liked it. I sewed in bias binding at the neck!

Recently, I needed something to read, so I picked up Bob Dylan’s Chronicles, which is just great. I find myself wanting to write down every other line, which does not make for efficient reading. That’s the great thing about surrounding yourself with books, you can just pick something up and read it. You’ll have a dusty house for sure, but I’ll take a little dust.

“The events of the day, all the cultural mumbo jumbo were imprisoning my soul–nauseating me–civil rights and political leaders being gunned down, the mounting of the barricades, the government crackdowns, the student radicals and demonstrators versus the cops and the unions–the streets exploding, fire of anger boiling–the contra communes–the lying, noisy voices–the free love, the anti-money system movement–the whole shebang.

I was determined to put myself beyond the reach of it all.”

–Bob Dylan

*A little Bob will always cures what ails you.