As of last night, I too have some nasty bug. My skin and bones hurt and my nose is running. I feel like dog doo. However, it was hard to be miserable today considering the balmy conditions outside!
It was an unusual two-nap kind of day for M (last night was another doozy and she is still feeling like dog doo herself). For the second nap we went to the park. When timed correctly, usually the dull roar of NYC and the cozy stroller cocoon have M catching flies within minutes of hitting the sidewalk, but today she held out a bit longer. Maybe she was reading my mind. I set our destination as the Tavern on the Green food trucks. As we got closer, I noticed a craving for ice cream (maybe she is controlling my mind). The Van Leeuwen truck was calling my name and a cone of cinnamon ice cream was manna. M dominated the small spoon and did her share of damage.
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| I like everything about Hipstamatic except for the fuzzy edge which I can't seem to get rid of... |
Minutes after taking a last lick, she was out cold. I sat on a bench at the south end of the ballfields and read my book (How Children Learn by John Holt - a small part of a big topic for a later date).
As if things weren't lovely enough - my sister texted to ask, was I in the park? Yes! This is what I crave, sweet easy-ness. She is sick too, so us three sickies made a slow descent back to the outer world. M was awake at this point and asked repeatedly to walk, so we let her. She walked down a slope covered in ice (only fell once) and immersed her feet in frigid water. Before you call DCS, she totally enjoyed herself and I did scoop her up after a short while and put her back in the stroller - and replaced her wet footwear with a cozy dry pair of wool socks. R is back from London tonight and as soon as I kick this achy nastiness, we'll officially be back on top!
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| small mouse on slippery slope |
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| with the auntie she calls "Yanni" |
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