a birthday
j. turned 30 two days ago. we held a big basketball game with all of his friends at the Y on sunday night. so much fun. he still has so many friends from both high school and college, and it was good of them to all come and celebrate with us.
ella continues to become stronger and more adventurous. she crawls all over the apartment and pulls herself up to a standing position whenever possible and stands for long periods of time--sometimes one-handed.
she's been very interested in her books lately. elenora will sit in my lap and let me read book after book to her while she looks at the pictures and points to the red balloon and the young mouse in "goodnight moon," or to the apple and plum in "hand, hand, fingers, thumb." i love those times of snuggling since she is usually such an active baby and not inclined to sit still long enough for a cuddle.
i've been giving her all kinds of new foods: egg yolks, spinach, broccoli, peaches, brown rice cakes, cottage cheese, etc.
elenora nurses about two times a day on average. i hope that is enough. she just doesn't have the patience for it anymore. she gets distracted and wants to go play.
we haven't gotten outside enough lately. it has been sticky in the afternoons and i just haven't been motivated to slather her with sunscreen and get out of the house. but i know i need to, for my own soul.
i have to go back to the dmv today. i'm dreading it. but i want to be able to get a beach sticker for my new car, so i have to go through with this. hopefully they will be duped by my forgery of my brother's signature (how do they expect me to have him sign something when he's in the middle of the ocean off of Guam?) and will give me my registration.
i have low expectations.
money has been so tight lately. rent is due today and i'm afraid it means another transfer of $1000 from our savings. we can't do this much more. i'm not a person who worries about money, but i'm starting to feel a panic in the back of my throat when i think about our situation.
we're heading up to vt this weekend. i'd wanted to go up tomorrow night, but we can't afford to take two cars up and j. works thursday. this might be the last time i can go stay at my folks' house, as they have it on the market already. here's the listing:
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