Sorry to be so quiet this week, but my mothering duties have required much of my attention . Annabelle is getting over an ear infection, is enduring a painful week of teething, and seems to swing between feeling excited and ready to take on the world and then just plain old fussy. I am beat.

But there is good news to share too. Annabelle’s canine teeth are coming down, she’s saying more words and is getting better at communicating about why she is upset. Meanwhile I am reading How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. I am learning not to question Annabelle about her feelings but instead to help her name her feelings, comfort her, and then allow her to move on. Annabelle points at what is troubling her when she doesn’t know the word for something, which is a great help to me, her fumbling mom.

And on the home front, we received our All Things Organic Worm Factory compost. Since the shipping service delivered the worms on the same date as the factory, tonight we must make our worm’s bedding in the factory and transfer the worms to their new home.

With Annabelle tugging at my shirt and the worms waiting for a new home, it’s time for me to wrap up my brief post. But I thought I’d let folks know where I’ve been.

Tomorrow I am attending a talk about Burt’s Bees products and will likely blog about that tomorrow or over the weekend. Until then . . .

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