{"id":31,"date":"2020-03-28T05:03:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T05:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arley\/?p=31"},"modified":"2020-03-28T05:03:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T05:03:37","slug":"monday-march-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arley\/2020\/03\/28\/monday-march-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, March 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Parenting pro tip: if a toddler, who\u2019s supposed to be asleep, shouts \u201coh yeah! It\u2019s snowing!\u201d you need to rush right in there. The snow was about 100 white garbage bags, which she had retrieved from her dresser drawer and was tossing up in the air with wild glee. Apparently, through all of this she is still growing, and now she\u2019s tall enough to reach the dresser from her crib. This is what I get for not taking her outside today. I guess we\u2019re all going a little stir crazy. 
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I had a lot of conference calls, and I just couldn\u2019t bring myself to take her out. Worrying about her touching the elevator buttons. Worrying about finding a place where people are social distancing. Worrying about her not touching benches and rocks and gates and fences and sidewalks and trashcans. Worrying about her trying to put garbage in her mouth. Worrying that the virus is airborne, that everyone we pass has it. Worrying about washing her hands when we get home, and if I\u2019ve done it well enough.
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I needed a day off from all that. I know it\u2019s not rational. We\u2019re still allowed to go outside. Everyone needs fresh air. But today I really wish I had a yard where I could just sit on my porch and let her run. 
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Today we also resorted to Playdough shenanigans. First we made hair for Rex. Then we made spaghetti and meatballs. Maybe he\u2019s born with it. Maybe it\u2019s Playdough through a garlic press. 
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But the highlight of today was that I got to talk to a lot of people. It\u2019s so nice to talk with adults! And I love writing collaboratively. Also, I made chocolate chip cookies, and we all ate them warm.
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And it\u2019s raining, finally. Never thought I\u2019d see the day when I looked forward to rain in Vancouver. But a little rain will chase us all indoors, and everything feels cozy again.
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