Not balls, nor pins, nor knives
Perhaps you are looking for something hair-raising. If so, Chinua has the something served up, especially if you are looking for something concerning snakes and my children.
(But don’t get your hair raised too much… the snakes were harmless. Although still… snakes.)
And speaking of animals, today the kids cornered me.
“We need to get a yak,” Kid A said, truly serious.
“A yak?” I repeated, a little dumbfounded. “What would we do with one?”
“We don’t have aaaannnnyyyy animals,” YaYa added, doing her wide eye thing and waving her face in front of mine, in case I wasn’t paying attention.
“We don’t have anything, not even a cow, or a buffalo,” said Kid A.
“We don’t have a GOAT, or a chicken, or a SNAKE. Or a rabbit, or a cat, or a dog…”
“Or a sheep!”
We do have Solo, but I suppose that’s not enough.
(Photo by Chinua)
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You know, my husband is a juggler. He’s tried to teach me, but I just can’t keep everything in the air.
And that makes me wonder about my life, how I keep trying, and trying to keep it all suspended, hitting each of my palms at precisely the right moment.
1000 words… beans on to soak… time for math… Solo and the potty… burn the trash… painting… someone coming over for dinner… prayer in the morning… pick up dominoes… listen to the kids reading aloud… emails… phone calls… time to deworm…
A breeze comes. It has been sunny for two days, and today I’m hoping for a great big storm, a rouser and a crasher, something that will sweep through and happily scare us. Just a little thunder and lightning and a real downpour.
God knows we need it.
9 comments
You do juggle. Beautifully.
Isn’t that the life of a mama, and particularly of a mama with four small people who lives on the side of a mountain in India?
Are you still doing Sonlight? I went back and forth between that and My Father’s World to use with Peregrine this year, but ended up going with MFW.
I sent a little parcel on the 19th… praying it reaches you!
Much love to you and yours.
Lovely post and perhaps they do need a Yak, or maybe a snake.
He’s right. You do need animal. The animal will lend balance and be a great experience for the kids. Hope you get one!
Yep, that’s JUST what you need. A yak.
He is so beautiful! He’s a good pet!!! He looks fierce for sure. Yes I agree with Rebeca – you’re an expert juggler and you do it all the time, and sometimes it’s even with fire – just like Chinua.
want an alpaca? or maybe a moose?
I love it. How many kids ask for a Yak? Perfect. So bloody funny.
Also it still breaks my small cold heart that I haven’t met Solo yet. I need to come over there and give him Aunty kisses.
please share the symptoms that tell you its time to deworm,…or not! I love you and your crazy juggling life and your kids and your husband and your mother – I could go on and on but my two fingers are getting tired.
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