http://www.owldaughter.org/blog Autumn Hiscock shares her daily minutiae, featuring cello, handspinning, and writing. Now with fully functional RSS feeds and a comment box that behaves! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:25:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Is it tomorrow today?" the boy asked me when he burrowed into our bed Sunday morning. When told that yes, it was tomorrow, he cheered. He'd been looking forward to the housewarming party for a week. Our house has been thoroughly blessed by friends, laughter, children playing, good food, and not ... http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2886 I feel somewhat aimless today. I walked the boy to his bus stop, kissed him, and sent him off to his first full day at school. I walked home, went up the steps and inside the house, locked the door behind me, then paused to look around. New house, new school ... http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2885 The boy got on the right bus on the way home, and got off at the right stop. We have a successfully completed Mission: Kindergarten Integration. (Achievements unlocked: School Bus Passenger, Elementary School Kid. Rating: Awesome.) Reports from the boy have included: "The bus ride was REALLY AWESOME! It was bumpy, because ... http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2884 First time on the school bus! Just like he'd done when going to preschool for the first time, he bounded away and I had to call him back for a hug. HRH and I watched the bus pull out, the boy's face sporting a big grin as he took ... http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2882 Five loads of laundry Tuesday night, three yesterday, two today. I know, my life is so scintillating. The washer seems to use warm water when set on cold, though, and vice versa. One suspects the inlet hoses were reversed between the source pipes and the machine intakes during installation. One ... http://www.owldaughter.org/blog/?p=2881