The Babe in the Box, and other stories

Hey All,

Right now, I come to you from my bed, on which sleeps a very adorable and tuckered out toddler. I was doing the laundry and when I pulled the sheets out of the dryer, he felt them and just splayed out under some of them on the floor as I put the fitted sheet on. Normally he helps me put things in the washer or transfer them to the dryer, so I guess this is one of the first times he's felt that perfection that is straight-from-the-dryer anything.

Anyway, this week's been good, though not too different from the weeks before it. I did have to go the first halfish without a phone, so once I got my replacement I went a little crazy with pictures, since I was without for a bit (yes, I do have a regular camera, but I rarely think to grab it...and I don't carry it on me, generally speaking.)

He did make friends with a box though, and not a full one at that. I was cutting up an old diaper box to make a wreath and he fell in love with its remnants. Almost the whole side of it is gone, so he just sits in it and smiles....or stands in it while he eats his snack. I think there might be a few pictures of that below. I thought I'd try making a fort with several other boxes we have, but nope, that's the only one he wants. If you stack them, he'll smile, crawl under it like he's being sneaky, and then knock it all down.

Finally, I'm tempted to tell you now what he probably would like for Christmas...for all of you early-on-top-of-things people, but I think what's more important right now is that we all do what we can to help those suffering from the shutdown right now. Adam is lucky. He has a ton of loving friends and family who can afford to give him what he needs, but there are a ton of kids and expectant mothers (and plenty of others) out there who depend on programs like WIC (that are running out quickly), so if you can, donate to your local food bank, shelter, church, blood bank, Feeding America (which is online, easy, and every $1 is 8 meals for the hungry out there), or treat someone you know to something they need. Hopefully this whole idiotic thing will pass over quickly (though even when it does, you shouldn't forget to help where you can), but until then, just breath and try not to get pissed off at everyone else. Put that frustration to use. Anger and hate help no one, least of all ourselves.

Okay, I'm done with that little soapbox. Here're those pictures I was talking about.