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The last couple of weeks have held a few setbacks for me. A whirlwind trip to NYC — fly in Tuesday a.m., leave Wednesday p.m. — was quite an adventure. And, did I mention, I had to take the boy with me? (A recent NYT column compares traveling with a baby solo as good training for being a war correspondent in Iraq. I’d have to agree.)
Anyway, suffice it to say that the boy’s sleep schedule (and mine) have been completely out of whack, which has made waking up earlier than him quite difficult. And food… well, it hasn’t been great, but it hasn’t been three-pounds-of-toffee bad, either.
Tonight I’m baking some lovely fish (garlic and basil-encrusted cod from TJs) and steaming some brown rice in chicken broth. Maybe I’ll sautee some apples, too. My new 5-a-day idea: fruits as components of a main meal. The other night, I sauteed some pre-cooked grilled chicken pieces, added a banana, and then tossed it all with brown rice. The boy was thrilled. He coudn’t put it in his mouth fast enough. And I was so happy that I’d made him something healthy that he was so crazy about.
We are pretty much leading the single-parent family life these days. I’m sort of resigned to life without my husband, which is so sad in some ways. But, in others, it’s kind of liberating because I can do whatever I want without consulting anyone. (He is still in NYC all the time — his company is now looking for an apartment for him — though he visits every other weekend. It really IS a visit, and nothing resembling real family life.) I’m really of two minds at what I think about this. Earlier today, I cried at the thought of leaving our little East Bay town behind, were we to move to the East Coast.
Oops. The boy is waking up. Gotta run.
UPDATE: The TJs basil-encrusted salmon was not so great, and I somehow undercooked the rice. Oh, well… at least the sauteed apples were a hit.
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