Sunday, October 23, 2005
Day 2 With Boy: Itinerary
by Tom Bozzo
Chocolate, Elmo, and trucks. Who can ask for anything more?
4:07 P.M. Update: The Complete Thomas the Tank Engine Collection, compiling 26 of the Rev. W. Audry's stories, is a hit even though we've read two stories so far and Thomas has not yet made an appearance. It was also a snip, under $20 including tax thanks to the aforementioned coupon. The catalog can be made to disappear. Parking at the wrong end of Hilldale let me sneak a little exercise into the grocery shopping trip, though there were potent fumes (fuel? turpentine?) in the vicinity of some construction in the south end of the mall. I also had to grit my teeth while passing the site of the tossed-out Chocolate Shoppe, eventually to be replaced by Ben & Jerry's. Prep work for dinner (sautéed chicken breasts w/ herbs, couscous, chilled steamed broccoli w/ lemon juice and olive oil, cupcakes for dessert) and two loads of laundry are done. A solid nap is continuing.
- Get dressed. John seems to have inherited my preferences for staing in PJ's for an arbitrarily long time on gray/cold/damp weekend days.
- Go to Borders to use discount coupon that expires today. Original Thomas the Frickin' Tank Engine stories are the target: Better to read the actual stories, their sexist and classist foibles and all, than the frickin' Thomas catalog, which has been naptime and bedtime reading for the last couple days (testing our willingness to read anything when John wants stuff read to him).
- Find open space to give boy running room. Hilldale may fit the bill. (We need cereal, too.)
- Hope rain subsides, engage in father/son bonding activities such as looking at cars.
- Tortellini and leftover birthday party cupcakes for lunch, dinner TBD.
Chocolate, Elmo, and trucks. Who can ask for anything more?
4:07 P.M. Update: The Complete Thomas the Tank Engine Collection, compiling 26 of the Rev. W. Audry's stories, is a hit even though we've read two stories so far and Thomas has not yet made an appearance. It was also a snip, under $20 including tax thanks to the aforementioned coupon. The catalog can be made to disappear. Parking at the wrong end of Hilldale let me sneak a little exercise into the grocery shopping trip, though there were potent fumes (fuel? turpentine?) in the vicinity of some construction in the south end of the mall. I also had to grit my teeth while passing the site of the tossed-out Chocolate Shoppe, eventually to be replaced by Ben & Jerry's. Prep work for dinner (sautéed chicken breasts w/ herbs, couscous, chilled steamed broccoli w/ lemon juice and olive oil, cupcakes for dessert) and two loads of laundry are done. A solid nap is continuing.
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Hope you enjoyed the videos. Things will get better as the kids get older. I loved watching The Magic School Bus videos.
Those cupcakes look so yummy.
Those cupcakes look so yummy.
Well, it is nice to be wanted.
The cupcakes are indeed yummy, though supplies are starting to run low.
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The cupcakes are indeed yummy, though supplies are starting to run low.
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