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December 18, 2006
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~Re: Luca and potatoes:
Albie has discovered a passion for potatoes as well. He seems to ask for quinoa and white potatoes just about every day... So -- we often do roasted veggies in this house. Cubed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots, tossed in olive oil and salt and roasted at 425 for about an hour. That way, Albie gets his white potatoes, mama and papa get some variety, and of course, I get to offer the sweet potatoes and carrots to Albie. Maybe someday he'll show interest... So far, he lets me know that orange potatoes were for when he was a little boy, and carrots are meant to be eaten raw out of the ground.
~Re: Boys and pink:
A month or two ago, I purchased a lands end fleece jacket for Albie. I asked him what color he wanted and he said he wanted pink. Hmmmm. It killed me, but I suggested blue instead because isn't the blue a beautiful blue and he thought that was a fabulous idea. I felt awful doing it because, you know, who cares if boys wear pink? I do try not to say, you can't because you're a boy... I find solace in the fact that someday, with greater understanding and ability to handle other people's remarks, Albie will assert himself and choose to wear whatever he wants, and if it's pink, so be it. This summer we were at a free concert in the park and there was some contra dancing going on. One of the men dancing was about 6 feet tall, had a curly curly red afro-like head of hair, and he was wearing a pink bandanna and hot pink crocs. He rocked. I thought of him as I directed Albie to blue, and hoped that I wasn't totally squashing my son, and that I might raise a boy who has the gumption to wear hot pink crocs if he so desires. As I write this, I still feel terrible that I didn't have the gumption to say, "OK, pink it is." Note to self: How can I pass along gumption if I don't have it myself?
~Re: what to feed the family:
Typepad featured a blog recently and I really like it and they have some great recipes and ideas along the lines of "What do we feed the kids?". Check it out: http://www.gastrokid.com/
~Re: Ang's post:
I'm not sure if you meant it to be funny but I did laugh when I read this: "We also had difficulty with being there every day at the same time." First, that sounds so you, and then, I think we are cut from the same cloth. The irony is, I have a kid who loves and craves rhythm and routine. (Do they all?) He loves every day at the same time kind of living (with plenty of open spaces too)...
I find myself wishing I could have all of you and your babes over for a nice holiday tea. Oh well. Instead, I wish you a magical and luminous Solstice from afar...
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