As Claire exercises her arms, legs and face under the little play gym she's become familiar with, I'm stealing a few seconds to write.

Last night I woke up--not sure why? Claire was a little more restless than normal, but I was also stressed about today's plans. I scheduled too much in one day. Silly to think about teaching full-time, being at of the house earlier than 7am and now, not wanting to leave the house before 10am. So before I could get comfortable and go back to sleep I had to solve my problem of scheduling. Of course, the answer's simple, just don't do one or two of the activities. Life will go on! We'll all be happier! Spending a long day in the car with a little baby who needs to nurse frequently and who, if crying, can't be held!!!

Claire's squirming a little so it's time to change her morning, poopy diaper and get on with our day! One of the morning's activities (after calling 2 people to reschedule flexible play date appointments) is to finish watching Mona Lisa Smile in French with French subtitles. Hopefully, Claire will pick up on some of the French I speak to her as well as the French heard in the background on various movies. Only time will tell.  ¶ 7:58 AM