"When they said, 'Sit down,' I stood up

May stood up yesterday.

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds, but it was a small milestone. She was sitting on the Bobby and straightened her legs while holding onto my shoulders, thus standing up. (If she'd been sitting all the way down on the floor, I'd trumpet the achievement more loudly.) We, of course, didn't capture the moment on film. Or, uh, memory card. So here's a totally unrelated photo.

It's been lovely here in Boston for the past four days -- the first time in over a decade that my birthday wasn't a god-awful mess of weather. The three of us go for walks regularly.

We had brunch with David and Jen this morning -- we attempted to go to Full Moon but it wasn't open until 9 a.m., which is way way way too late for me. So, the Broken Yolk, as usual.

Since the past couple of weeks have been rather rough, I've been reading lots of children's books -- "comfort reading" the way mac-n-cheese is comfort food. I read several of the Little House books and was amazed at the fact that I remembered whole sentences word for word from back when I was in grade school. Apparently, they've added whole new books to the series though! Laura's daughter -- Rose-- has many books and there are books for Laura's mother, grandmother, and even great-grandmother. I haven't read any of these, but they are on the list of books I plan to buy soon.

(I've stumbled onto a controversy, too! Apparently some people believe that it was Rose and not Laura who wrote the books! Ooh, intrigue!)

Right this second, I'm re-reading Tamora Pierce. She is the ultimate in comfort books for me.