Just Throwing This Into the Universe. There's Precious, Then There's Precious. Day 4 with Karal-Lynne Carrot-Cake Crandall

The rules are easy. We have to learn one another and figure things out. 

I like to work all day. She likes to play all day. There's a compromise there somewhere, even when one is smart enough to open the pantry to help one's self to treats and to close the laptop when she's tired of daddy's working.

I have my work cut out for me. She understands everything: routines, patterns, habits, visitors, rituals, and patterns. If you cut from that, she' scolds you. 

Karal-Lynn, Carrot-Cake, loves playing. We've figured that out, and when she's exhausted she enjoys crawling in daddy's lap to conk out or over his should to fall asleep, even if there is no space and the comfort level is zilch.

Edem, however, disrupts that, because his overnight work and day sleeping throws the routine off Just when she's ready to collapse for the night (as pictured here) he's ready to start his day...hence, the distraction.

I laugh, though, because Karal is very astute, has memorized the patterns, and is disturbed by the distractions. Last night, a late night CVS visit threw her into a tizzy. She was already collapsed behind my shoulders. She has her play time, and there's also space for sleep. Edem, obviously was distracting her from her sleep. She was not happy with him.

I should also say, she doesn't like me typing at all hours a day. That is prime play time, but we've discussed options. You chew on bones. I write. It's that easy.

Her deal is, "When I want to play, I want to play," and my deal is "When I'm in a writing groove I'm in a writing groove." We haven't quite found the match yet, and when we bring Edem's "I work all night and sleep all day" into the equation, there's several compromises still to be made. 

I laugh however at how ready she is to collapse on my lap, head, or shoulders when her day is done. It doesn't matter if it is comfortable or not....when she is done, she's done. 

Phew. I can't compete with that - same as me. I'm always willing to give in to my own pillows (and shhh. we played from 6 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. - she just closed her eyes...on the doggie bed. This is great news).