March 11th, 2025

So distracted with the day's busyness that I can't even remember which kid announces to me early in the morning – “I had a good dream... I smashed my head into a cake!”

A few minutes later Yali is busy Minecrafting a volcano during breakfast while I prepare them for Yellow Bird...

While they're gone for five hours I run around town for random things like hairspray for Patience (those Irish stylings require a lot) and even Taco Bell for Puck... before returning for more work at home...

At three o'clock the kids tumble out of Yellow Bird with sparkly green crafts – some of it's lightly caked into Patience's hair – and gummy worms... talking about creating “spine poetry” as a group...

At home both kids return to Minecraft while I use my brief forty-five minutes to continue laundry and dishes... there is also dry cement tracked through most of the house...

At four o'clock the wig goes back on – Patience hacking out what dried glitter glue that she can – for performance number seven... just little Miss Patience and myself this time...

Laclede Groves is waiting for a six o'clock stage presentation... both of Patience's BBF's are present... and though they clearly can't hear the music over the simultaneous stomping of so many hard shoes on a wood floor... they seem to please the residents...

Drive home under the wide Egyptian sun disc setting in the west... to tacos and wet-braiding Patience's hair for more TV appearances in the morning...