In which I was actually out of the house by 10:20 a.m.

I was such a mom today. I took D. to the first day of swimming lessons, then to the fairgrounds to drop off his county fair entry, and then we stopped at the new pet supply store and got Thor a pretty green collar with a ladybug pattern. D. and I then watched a TV show about the terracotta warriors. Apparently you can get a lifesized one, customized to look like yourself, and shipped to you all the way from Xi'an. Now we know what we want for Christmas!

I also finally read the ultra-useful Gergen & Gergen article on narrative forms, yay.