In my shoes

Tomorrow Lionel and I are exchanging our Monday routine. I need to be at work early, so he is taking the girls to school and I am picking them up. He normally does take Bella to school couple days a week, but he does not even feed her at home. He just packs her breakfast and off she goes.

His morning routine does not include ensuring they eat without getting up twenty times, fighting with each other, or going upstairs to play instead of brushing their teeth. No worrying about them getting food all over themselves, making Sofia's lunch before you make your own, or feeding the dog.

I do enjoy spending that time with the girls and I do everything for them with much love, but there is no denying that it is not stress free: It is hard work! It is not the same to just get up, get yourself dressed, and head out the door.

So as I was thinking about tomorrow morning, and what I have - or DON'T have - to do, one clear evil thought crossed my mind: "That will teach you Lionel. Good luck to you!".

Daddy time

Spelling Bee

Sofia is doing great reading and writing, "sounding out" words she doesn't know. Granted, she may be a long way from becoming a spelling bee, but we all have to start somewhere.

Work Life Non-Balance

Lately I've been once again working a lot ... way too much. I haven't had time to write and I haven't had time to relax. It is past midnight on a Friday night and I just finished checking my email for the week. It sucks to be working this late, but at least now I can shut my computer down and put it aside for the next couple days. That should give me a bit of a break.

De colores

This Saturday Gabi, the girls, and I went to a puppet show at Playhouse in the Park. The weather was really nice, so after the show we walked to a playground that was right next door. As we were leaving we noticed a very colorful wall, and decided to take a few random pictures just for fun.

Pillow Pets

For the last few days, while Lionel was away skiing with his Dad, Sofia slept with me. One day she even helped me make the bed. Not only she used our pillows, but she also added her and Bella's pillow pets.

Return to me

It has been a while since Lionel has been gone for more than a couple days, and we miss him, and we can't wait for him to come back home. I knew that being without him would make the logistics around here somewhat hell, but I did not expect to miss him so much. I guess it is a good thing to have a little reminder of what our lives would be without him. Makes me appreciate him even more, even though I don't always say it to his face.