Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Diary of a Confused Mom (in Morocco): August 30th 2016

I have unearthed my rice cooker and fallen in love with it all over again...

Z managed to sit at our breakfast table for his 'lunch.' He ate yogurt sitting on one chair and managed to smudge yogurt where he was seated. Then he had watermelon while sitting on another chair, and dripped watermelon juice under his seat and on the area of the table in front of him. Finally, he had the hearty meal my rice cooker helped make and chose a third location to adorn with rice and nuts.

O had read about a robot called mop and shine that some mom invented in a fictional story that now sounds like my sweetest fairy tale.

Monday, August 29, 2016

Diary of a Confused Mom (in Morocco): August 29th 2016

I wonder if anyone else has to remind their child to wear his shoes as he heads out to school?

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Diary of a Confused Mom (in Morocco): August 28th 2016

T's new friend is our little garden gecko.




Diary of a Confused Mom (in Morocco): August 27th 2016

Z climbed up the back of my bed this morning and called "Activate flying powers!" before he fell back onto the mattress in fits of giggles.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Diary of a Confused Mom (in Morocco): August 24th 2016

We have ants. A lot of ants.

I know it's common here, but I doubt anyone has this many ants. Flying ants in one bathroom, crawling ants all over the kitchen and breakfast areas, ants in our garbage, ants drinking water in our bathroom, and the latest, ants moving their eggs by the hundreds, maybe thousands, into our bedroom.

When I said I liked the 'charm' and 'naturey' feel of our house here, I meant trees in the yard, and birds chirping by the window. No Ants.

Diary of a Confused Mom (in Morocco): August 23rd 2016

Two more things I love about T: 


He doesn't care if his socks match. Laundry work is much easier this way.



My sister and I (lovingly) call him scruffy behind his back. Scruffy left the side door unlocked again, and today it was my saving grace when I locked myself out of the front door with Z asleep inside the house. I will never admit this to him.