rose: after many, many dead-ends, we have eventually found a home daycare for otis. it's close to next, and handy to b's work too (brendan will drop him off, and i'll pick him up) i am so thankful. the woman is quiet and seems kind of shy (it's not surprising that she works with babies in her home), and i've been told that the parents of the other kids she cares for just love her. i suspect that she's quite gifted with children. the childcare space reminds of a wes anderson film. there's something about the dated aesthetic that makes me think she's a person of substance – rather than too much emphasize on appearances. i'm grateful that i don't feel anxious about going to work and leaving him with someone else. i'm hoping though that he will adjust quickly and not give her a hard time.

thorn: we don't use the deep freeze that came with out house. so i decided to sell it on kijiji. we mostly just keep our laundry detergent on it, and today i found the perfect self unit at value village to keep all that stuff on instead. so i listed it, and people were interested right away. someone asked me to plug it in and confirm that it works, and i did. but it doesn't seem to be getting very cold, which is super disappointing. i just want it out of here.