fantasy vs reality
Sep. 1st, 2006 09:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fleaFantasy: mr. flea is offered post-doc in Bordeaux; we accept and move to France in January. Casper attends free state-sponsored preschool, learns French, mystifying her father. Dillo attend day-care part time. I complete on-line MLS. We lead simple life without much stuff to burden us. We travel, eat well, are sophisticated and, you know, French. Everyone sleeps through the night. 18 months later return to US, get jobs, buy house, Casper in kindergarten, Dillo is 2. Maybe in Santa Fe (way cool but far from family), Cincinnati (1950's town but close to family)?
Reality: Casper pooped in the bath last night. She is fully potty-trained at school, has some pee accidents at home, will only poop in a diaper or her panties (or the bath), whatever she happens to be wearing. I go back to work 20 hours a week on Tuesday; we need to get serious abut child care. Don' wanna go back to dumb boring low-paying job. Dillo has been really cranky every evening this week. Casper back to whining more now that Daddy is home. Cleaned fridge, did Quicken so far; still to do today: laundry, grocery list, vacuum, de-clutter bookcase of doom. Maybe make quilt progress. Dillo slept 8-12:30, 12:45-3:30 before getting awake and restless last night. Cool today despite tropical-strom induced humidity.
Reality: Casper pooped in the bath last night. She is fully potty-trained at school, has some pee accidents at home, will only poop in a diaper or her panties (or the bath), whatever she happens to be wearing. I go back to work 20 hours a week on Tuesday; we need to get serious abut child care. Don' wanna go back to dumb boring low-paying job. Dillo has been really cranky every evening this week. Casper back to whining more now that Daddy is home. Cleaned fridge, did Quicken so far; still to do today: laundry, grocery list, vacuum, de-clutter bookcase of doom. Maybe make quilt progress. Dillo slept 8-12:30, 12:45-3:30 before getting awake and restless last night. Cool today despite tropical-strom induced humidity.