I went to the new school to register Aidan and they don't have room for him :( They were incredibly nice and sympathetic, and told me he could come next year, for fifth grade. I went to the Montessori school and was not impressed, so that's out. Summer va-ca is in 2 months, so, Aidan and I will just hold out until then and I supplement his curriculum at home. I did sign him up at the YMCA and he...

 I am going to start this post with the positive things I am feeling in an attempt to lessen the load of the negative. Since moving into our house, Aidan and I have been able to spend SO MUCH time together. It's amazing to just sit and talk to him, garden outside, play games, go for walks around the neighborhood, etc. He helped me in the garden on Sunday, and his pride and sense of accomplishment...

...as a supervisor at Old Navy! Craziness! Jeff and I had our issues recently, but worked through them. We're focusing on being more present with one another and that seems to be bringing us closer. Aidan is a dream. I couldn't be luckier. He makes me laugh everday and breaks my heart with every inch he grows and with every independence he discovers: but it's such a good  pain to feel and one that...

[ mpegasus decides that his arrival at JFK airport would be a good juncture at which to inform aidan_mutou of his finalized plans for migration. Backdated to Saturday, 21st Feb 2009. ] -#-#-#- [8:45pm] Dear Aidan, Would you be at all interested in having lunch with me tomorrow? Pegasus -#-#-#- [8:50pm] Pegasus, Interested, certainly. The constraints of time and location...

I leave the day after tomorrow to go to Disneyland and Legoland with my darling Jeff and my precious Aidan.  I am terribly nervous about the plane flight and have these vivid images of crashing and burning to the ground.  It's an irrational fear that I have never faced, until now.  I have been taking some homeopathic meds to help with the anxiety and it seems to be taking the edge off, but will add...

The most beautiful thing just happened while I was reading Chicken Little to Aidan: He looked up at me, directly into my eyes, and smiled! This huge, all gums, smile! It's the first time he's smiled while he was awake and didn't have gas!!! : D He seemed interested throughout Chicken Little, but fell asleep shortly into Peter Pan. Wednesday I'm going to get some new books to read to him.  I'm trying...