new life

it's been a heavy week with a semi-sick kid who is angry as hell. i didn't know this is how it really is when it starts... NO! to everything. it's difficult to program my teenager reaction mode to a gentle, safe, forever patient mother mode. but i'm gonna do it! one difficulty is dressing up and down. for about a month now, V has been very particular about socks. they have to be mismatched and changed many times a day. pants and underpants as well, she gets new ones from drying laundry or from her closet. this i find rather sweet and cute. and i guess i've been directing her into this, letting her choose what to wear from two alternatives. when you have just learned to dress and undress, you must practise a lot too! but of course, it becomes a problem when you really need to go somewhere and she goes crazy wanting to change her underpants when she's already wearing an overall... today was a new start, sunny crispy day, and V went to the morning daycare singing and dancing. it was a beautiful walk. i washed my hair and got some work done. also a phone call from an old friend M whom i haven't met since summer.

we got more Milja books from the library, they are indeed very informative. and the Maija Isola book i've been wanting to have. it's published with a variety of cloth covers of her designs. when it got out i couldn't make up my mind which one is the most beautiful. not all of them are nice though. the one i have at home now is "Tori", which is a strong candidate.
speaking of Marimekko, i just met Fujiwo Ishimoto at the supermarket. i helped him get kitchen paper from a shelf as i was taller. we met him on a walk one other time too. i was looking at him, and wondering if i should bother him, then he suddenly shouted "kenkä!" V dropped a shoe.