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January 17, 2007
Snow day
We woke up yesterday morning and the entire backyard was covered in snow. Ethan's school was closed, and Mya couldn't make it. So I took the day off. Karla and Jay invited us along on an outing to Clinton Park, which is the local playground that has a big grassy hill. Not so grassy yesterday. Before going there, we pulled the kids on sleds (me with Linna in the Ergo) down to Petite Provence on Division - my first time there, and it was quite good. Good workout getting there, too. Then on to the hill. Ethan had enjoyed being pulled along the streets, with the little ups and downs, but he only went once down the big hill. He was smiling, and he still smiled after he fell off near the bottom. But he didn't want to go again, and got increasingly upset - about his cold hands, his tummy hurting, and not wanting to leave the sled for Will and Anna. Eventually he agreed to leave the sled, and we took their jogging stroller so he didn't have to walk home. There's a good uphill bit right near the park, and I was sweating. So I'd push on for about a minute and a half, then rest a bit, then again. Ethan was having a ball, but I was dying. Then about a block and a half from home, Jeff pulls up in the car. He knew where we were, and thought we might need rescuing. He was right. So he volunteered to push Ethan the rest of the way, and I took Linna in the car. As I was putting her in the carseat, Jeff said, "Uh, Karen? Did you know the wheels are locked on the stroller?"
Duh.
Ethan continued to be volatile all day, so I tried to relax by cooking that chicken and green chile stew we've made once before, while Jeff played with the kids. Just like last time, I realized that of course we had far too much stew, so we called Molly to see if she wanted to come share. Turned out Lori and Andrew had invited everyone over for a potluck, since the potluck they were supposed to go to was canceled because of the weather. So we had a lovely evening with all of our favorite neighbors. The kids played together really well and ate at the kiddie table, and we had a pretty roaring good time at the grownup table. So at least the day ended on a good note.
Posted by ktingey at January 17, 2007 01:02 PM