Chuck D & Mr. T

Teddy “This story is making my hurt ear feel better,” he says of the polar express.

I took Charlie to White Tail today for his first time skiing. He loved it. He didn’t want to leave. I am overwhelmed with pride and so happy he has a new activity to enjoy.

I want to move to Venice or Bruges. MJ wants to move to Cornwall. Either way, one day we will take a brief move to the UK or Europe. MJ says we will buy a business or start a newsstand. I want to start the vacation rental arm of Boundary Street Development. It will be called Boundary Street Resorts and I will run it.

Teddy lost Bun Bun. MJ and I drove around looking for it at places he had been that day. No luck. I explained that Bun Bun hopped away but that his brothers were going to fly to us and would be arriving by mail tomorrow. He was thrilled (thank goodness otherwise there would have been no sleep).  He came into my room at 6am (as usual) and asked “Is today tomorrow??” hoping the bunnies were arriving. Charlie tried, as he often does, to explain how today was actually today and how tomorrow is what happens after each today. Very good on Charlie’s part. Teddy wanted no part of it and to just have today be tomorrow.

When the extra bunnies did arrive, Teddy was to get two and I was going to hide the other 6 for the next emergency. He saw them. Now he sleeps happily in a pile of bunnies.

Scottie and Nell were excited about the new bunnies, but very generously knew they were Teddy’s and would pick them up and say “Teddy. Teddy” and go hand him the bunny. Pretty good for Nell who loves her some bunny.

Teddy will often take a pen and just draw a little on his ear or arm or something. The other day after I asked him to stop painting his legs and socks for the 5th time, he said “I need to decorate my socks.” Since the decorating moves to walls and tables almost daily, I’ve removed all pens and sharpies from the kitchen and now only have washable markers. The message to draw only on paper obviously is getting thru as yesterday I came into the kitchen and found teddy to have climbed up and gotten a piece of paper towel and was sitting at the table drawing with a market I it.