Casper's version

Little bunny foo foo
Hoppin through the forest
Scoopin up the field mice
And boppin 'em on the head wif a shovel

I was up listening to Casper/helping her for 1 hour and 12 minutes Sunday night.
Last night, more than 2 hours. I cried for a while when I finally got back in bed.
Both nights I let her cry by herself (on and off, not full screaming) for half an hour before going in.
I think I'm calling in sick to work today.
But my boss asked me to call her at home when I do that (since I am the first one in and open up) and if there's anything I can't face doing right now, it's talking to my boss.
Maybe I'll chicken out and leave messages at work.
If I stayed home, I could go for a walk. And take a book to a coffee shop. By myself. I think the last time I did anything for myself by myself was last summer when mr. flea's parents were here and I got a haircut.
I need this. I deserve this. Right?

things I did today

Finished hemming slipcover.
Sewed pillow covers.
Cut out start of armadillo's quilt. It's very pretty.
Changed sheets and washed mattress cover and flipped mattress.
Washed slipcovers.
Read.
Talked to mother and former nanny on phone.
Ate chocolate ice cream for lunch.
Walked to Cosy and ogled Eileen Fisher clothing costing more than $150 (wool-viscose knee-length cherry-red skirt that I couldn't even try on; lavendar linen basketweave open jacket, slightly tarnished by 3/4 sleeves) and Dansko shoes costing more than $120, and sadly not available in my size.
Walked to Sam's Quik Stop and purchased cherry slushie for 99 cents.
Picked up Casper.
Went to art museum with Casper; sadly, missed opportunity for gourmet cupcakes as cafe closes at 4:30.
Picked buttercups.
Baked brownies.
Cooked black bean soup, sausage and rice.
Did half of yoga dvd with Casper, who liked it and lined up 12 assorted stuffed animals and dolls on the yoga mat (they are all doing yoga). Yoga feels GOOD.

See, if I had full-time day care and no job, life would be so easy! Okay, I'd get bored. But not for at least a month at this point!

In announcements, Happy 2nd birthday to Owen, Happy 1st birthday to Alex, and congratulations to my dear friend L. who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in history this afternoon, and I hope is deeply involved with a bottle of champagne by now.