Mud Pie Madness

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Dearest Libby,

One of mankind's greatest creations is ice cream.  I mean it.  A divine creation, it has helped to separate us from the rest of the animal kingdom.  Think about it: rich yet refreshing, cold and creamy, yet lovely with chunky bits, good in summer or winter, loved by young and old and sooooooo many flavors, few could be dissatisfied. I have heard of people who do not like ice cream, but they presumably live in far away lands, or at least, I have been fortunate enough to avoid them.  

In all fairness, my love of ice cream started years ago.  You see, my mom started running when I was a toddler.  I only vaguely remember her leaving to run with friends or by herself.  But I always remembered her coming back.  Because, then, she would take me out for ice cream.

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My Frozen Confession…

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Libs,

So, has Dash seen Frozen?  Cause if not, he's like the only kid out of the womb who hasn't.  Not that I'm encouraging you take your 2.5 year old to a movie.  Cause TV is bad for kids. 

We have this rule in our house: No TV during the week. It sounds harsh, doesn’t it?  Old-school, almost.  But, I love this rule.  In my mind, it’s genius.  Why? Because, it falsely assures me that I am the only one breaking it, that Tygh obeys it without question, and that, therefore, June is not getting too much TV.

I know, I know.  It's not very Seattle-ish of me, or enlightened.  I SHOULD be reading her endless books, challenging her little mind with playful puzzles, playing dress-up to encourage her imagination (and fashion sense).  We should be one of those families who hides the TV behind moveable artwork, or better yet, doesn’t have a TV at all.  But at the end of a stressful workday, it’s all I can do to make her brush her teeth.  So, more often then I’d like to admit, TV wins.

Enter yesterday: long day, longer commute, pornstar boobs (missed a pump session) and a screaming, witching hour baby.  And while I was wrestling with making us sandwiches for “dinner,” June casually asks if she can watch Frozen. For the 100th time. 

I didn’t even put up a fight.

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