Sent the monster off to his grandparents for the weekend. Before being a parent I'd have never known so strongly the paradoxical and simultaneous emotions of extreme joy and sadness. I'll miss my little guy, but the weekend is busy and he'll have a great time with his grander-parents.
Finished the Website tutorial with Code Academy today. Good walk through using HTML, CSS and later Bootstrap to emulate the Airbnb homepage and then alter the data to create a personalized page. Excellent way to learn the languages and practice building pages. They say mimicry is the best way to learn new skills...also a fine form of flattery unless you ask a prosecuting attorney. That's a joke. haha. My son mimics us often. Many years ago I heard an individual say that children are not taught, but "caught." Do as I say, but not as I do rarely works in childrearing. A lesson I took to heart and has served well in these first years of parenthood.
We saw a turkey in our backyard today. She came up to feed on corn and birdseed. Second time this week I've seen her now. The Monster made cow pies while I picked up the greenbelt today. He had a great time making those patties. I think that's the first time he's really had an opportunity to get his hands and feet in mud and play. One side of me was mortified, but the other, especially post-bath chuckles at the new memory. He's all boy.
Time to clean, the weekend will not afford an opportunity.
Almost forgot, we started the day with a first hair cut. Got the lock!