Thursday, April 12, 2007

Child labor

Rowan was hard at work last weekend, helping his dad move the remains of our campsite from last year. He takes his work so seriously, I was really impressed by his ability to move one of the big carport poles by himself! His latest, um, phase (we hope) is that he is PETRIFIED by the idea of taking a bath. He's always hated having his hair washed, but now the mere mention of the word "bath" sends him into a tailspin. Why? I'm not sure what happened, maybe soap in his eyes, maybe water up his nose, who knows. I have had to cut his hair to prevent the formation of a "uni-dread" Any suggestions? Help!
The weather has really been aweful. I know I shouldn't complain, at least we don't live in...(Detroit, Wisconsin, Toronto, Antarctica, etc) but damnit, I thought it was supposed to be spring??? And so did all the poor fruit trees, they're the real losers in all of this. Where's global warming when you need it?
Finally, I would like to say a few words on the passing of Kurt Vonnegut. His books changed my perception of so many things: the Galapagos Islands, apocalyptic events, zoos, space travel, World War II. I know he would have a good laugh if he could see how many people were writing the words: "Well, Kurt Vonnegut is in heaven now with the angels" Rest in peace Kurt.
So it goes.


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Blogger Bryan Bedell said...

He's learning to differentiate himself from his external environment. Bath's just aren't something that he likes at the moment. It's probably not a big deal. I remember once when I was sitting for his cousin Joey and Joey was taking a shower and I didn't make him come out of the shower soon enough (I was on the computer - imagine that). He just loved to hang out in the shower. When his mom got home I was in big trouble. But the imporant thing is that Joey was never scarred by the whole thing and I got valuable computer face time. Some day Rowan will discover how much fun water is and then you won't be able to get him out. Just remember that he's the cutest, bestest almost-3-year-old on the planet.

+Peace

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