She was saying something about how I don't pay attention. I don't know, I wasn't listening.

Kat: "Good morning, Jackson! Time for school!"

Jackson [sleepily]: "Hooray!"

[long pause]

Jackson: "Wait, what you sayd?"

Kat: "Time for school."

Jackson: "Yipee! I wuv school!"

A brief glimpse

In looking for something in my sent items folder, I discovered that I send one-line emails rather frequently. Much of the time, they are to John, but I have a few select friends that are the beneficiaries of my quick wit/short attention span.

Here's a sample and perhaps a small glimpse into my brain. What might be even funnier is for John (and Jordan and Koren and...) to do a separate post of some his one liner emails and we make a game of it trying to match the question to the response...

I'm not sure if you are checking email at all, but I wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts, friend. I'll be sending you Reiki tonight. Love you.

Um. Where the hell did I put my hotel vouchers?

Chipotle!?! I'm so jealous. I desperately want 'Pot or Taj today. MAJOR craving.

Liam plugged up the main toilet. Please teach him to plunge it when you get home.

I can't take the antici...

Will you email me some of your notes before make this phone call? I feel like if I call right now, I'll get all flustered and screw it up.

1. Babysitter confirmed.
2. Moved your Hickey vs. Wild videos to the red external hard drive under Movies. Damn laptop couldn't do sh%t with a full hard drive.

Found the ipod to TV cord. It's only the beginning. Manifest me finding the camera.

...pation.

Will you be home for the summer? I have a former client looking for a nanny.

Agent called at 10:30 am. He left me a pretty normal message. Doesn't sound desperate enough to satisfy me. Yet.

That sucks. Sorry you lost everything. I have a crapload of contact info so let me know if you need any emails or anything.

No news here. Kids gone to Ohio. Headed up to school to do the formal registration stuff, then oil change for the van and a little shopping for my trip. Status update on your end?

I sent you everything in one email, but it was big. (that's what she said) Let me know whether you get it or not! Thanks.

My NCAA bracket is in. I used my pendulum to pick the champion. Seriously.

Found the check you left me under the mat at the front door. You wrote it five months ago. After I found it, I put it somewhere safe. Still looking.

It appears the missing is mutual. Jackson just came in the room saying, "I wan go Gramma house. I wan go Gramma house."

Any interest in checking this out on Sunday? Live music, family friendly, out doors, beer garden. Did I have you at hello?

Hey - sorry to hear about your grandma. I'm hoping her transition brings some peace to your whole family. Is there any time that's better or worse for me to come by today to get my crap?

Thanks for the offer. I would love to, but I have these damn kids.

Sorry - I manifested perfection and sent Reiki. I hadn't even considered the possibility that it could have been otherwise...

Very deep breaths. Pace yourself. You're just opening windows so the universe can send money flying in...

Oh.my.god. That is glorious, gorgeous and otherwise amazing!!! You are so talented.

No problem! Just getting ready to get The Dude a nap.

Hey- on your way home, would you stop and get beer, coffee and "C" batteries? The damn crackling on the wireless speakers is driving me to distraction.

Señor Diablo-

Es aceptable el pizza para la cena hoy?
[Is pizza acceptable for dinner today?]

La Diosa

John had his car detailed and they found the check you wrote me under the seat. I don't even really remember losing it. Perhaps that means my mind is also under the seat in his car, because it's been lost far longer.

Well, I attended a birth on Saturday and a birth on Sunday, so the weekend ended up being pretty full! How's tomorrow?

Damn. That escalated quickly.

Love it. Make it so, #1.

No problem. They are sword fighting right now, complete with sound effects and falling to the ground dead. :)

Nice. Damn. Money is growing on trees around here. Keep it up, baby!

Call me on lunch. Liam spilled an entire glass of cranberry juice on the white carpet in his bedroom. I'm sorry. I killed him.

Rhinestone Cowboy

My good friend Jordan recently had a baby, then went on to have gallbladder surgery a few weeks later. I called her house on Friday to offer my help and agreed to help today with her four year old son. Her husband said he'd talk to Jordan and let me know whether I would have him over at our house or go to their place and help out. I mentioned to John over the weekend that I might be at Jordan's house on Monday and also asked Jackson if he'd like to have a playdate with Jordan's son. He was thrilled.

Tonight, Jordan's husband called and told me that Jordan would love to have the quiet and could we have the playdate at our house. Later on, John and I were getting ready for bed.

Kat: "I'm not going to Jordan's tomorrow, Owen is coming here."

John: "Did you say Owen?"

Kat: "Yes, Owen."

John: "O-wen?"

Kat: "Yes, Owen. What is your deal?"

John: "That's Jordan's son?"

Kat: "Yeah. Jackson calls him 'Cowboy Owen'."

John: "Oh my gosh. I was talking to Jackson yesterday and he was telling me about hanging out with 'Cowboy Owen'. I kept saying, 'Jackson, what are you saying?' and he would say 'Cow-boy Ow-wen, dad! Cow-boy Ow-wen!' And John would ask, 'Are you saying, Cow-boy Ow-wen?' Jackson would reply, 'Yeah, dad. Cow-boy Ow-wen!' I was wondering what in the world you do here when I'm not home."

Doula video

Thanks to a lovely client, friend and fellow doula, our local doula network has a few opportunities to educate the community and student nurses about doulas. We are working on a brief video to show what it is that doulas do. Here's the original video I created for a community education seminar in February. Any feedback or input for improving is welcome...

Dasia 319 - short film

The kids and I did a short film on Saturday. It was part of a 48 hour short film contest, they drew an idea and had to write the script, shoot and edit it in 48 hours. Look for our cameos!