Creating.

Once in a while I have an urge to create something. I don't mean something that involves child size scissors, color paper, a stick of glue or a stick or two of butter. That usually involves the kids. My sort of "creating" occurs after the kids go to sleep while I'm watching repeats of old "House" episodes and continuing through "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" ... and beyond.
The other day as David decided to skip his nap and sat on the floor, quietly copying the book titles into his notebook, he inspired me to create as well. So that night I knitted a hat for Julia which seemed appropriate considering we are in the middle of the fall.

I think Julia approved of it. She loved getting all the compliments the next day and telling everybody that "Mama made it for me".

Unfortunately, the hat came out a bit too small, so it was back to the drawing board. The next night, I made another one that was a bit larger. And what of the first hat that was too small? David inherited it! For some reason, he took to the undersized hat. He even wore it when he went to sleep tonight! I promised David to make him a blue hat that would be his size - after all, it only takes a few hours to knit. But knowing him, he'll probably insist on wearing the small purple hat anyway.

Why Wine When There's Grape Fun To Be Had?

The other night, David stacked three whole grapes and said "Mama, look -- a snowman!". Since he could barely hold three of them with his little fingers, Seth gave him a toothpick to keep the grapes in place.

The next day, he placed two halves of a grape on both sides of a toothpick and started lifting it up and down breathing heavily. He didn't know the name for dumbells, so he kept showing it to us until we realized what it was supposed to be. It was hysterical ...

and Julia thought so too.