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Sep. 4th, 2024 04:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spryngI had such a good run Saturday morning. I can't wait for this humidity to break so I can get out there and run more often. I even saw an acquaintance on my way back from my run, as the Park Run had just started. Another reason I need this weather to change; I try to go before the sun rises to avoid the worst of it, but Park Run is usually right after sunrise.
The rest of Saturday was pretty chill. Lady tried valiantly to arrange a playdate with some of our other friends, but after they said they couldn't leave home before 11am, told us they were at the location at 10.30am and then that they were leaving right as we got on the road. Whatever. The kids still had fun and we still got out of the house, but seriously this is the kind of inanity that frequently gets in the way of getting together with other parents.
Saturday night Lady and I went to a play put on by a local theater group. After our last community theater experience, I had very very low expectations, but it was amazing. Stellar acting, hilarious dialogue, and just heavy enough to make you think. It was a play about two queer couples caught up in the Red (and Lavender) Scare of the 1950s, who put up a facade of heterosexuality by pretending to be married to each other. We were already talking about what plays we want to see next by this group/in this theater as we left.
Sunday continued to be pretty chill. Lady and CG went out to run errands midday, leaving me and Toddler on our own. We played with my camera, taking pictures in party hats, and then I got to read to him while he cuddled on my lap. He's getting so big but he still fits so perfectly. Then, out of the blue, he tells me that CG and Lady had gone to find a jigglypuff for my birthday. I knew CG wanted to do that, but I also knew that the Target didn't have any, so I figured he'd just overheard CG.
He mentioned it a few more times, but when CG and Lady returned he stopped talking about it. CG was very excited to go to the pool, and even mentioned we should take the bike instead of the car. Maybe I should've been suspicious at that point, but tbf she's been choosing the bike over the car more often lately. So we biked to the city pool and played together until she ran into a school friend, who I encouraged her to play with instead. It was pretty good timing -- School Friend was just taking the swim test for the first time (which kids under 15 have to pass to go on the slide or jump off the diving board) and CG cheered him on. Then she helped him get over his fear of the slide and by the time the pool was closing and we had to leave, we had to scrape them both off.
We come home, tired and damp. CG insists I shower first -- strange, again, because she usually rushes in after the pool -- but I don't fight it. Then I walk into our bedroom and there's a big ole jigglypuff on our bed and everything makes a Lot of Sense.
So Toddler was right -- CG and Lady had gone to find a jigglypuff earlier. Then CG suggested the bike so that I wouldn't see the bag in the back and Lady could get it out while we were gone. I was impressed at the level of sneakiness. CG and Toddler were enamored with the jigglypuff. It's about as big as Toddler and soft, so he's had a lot of fun just lying on top of it. I've been hesitant to acquire any stuffies for myself since Kids, because they always seem to become theirs, but so far Toddler's been good about giving jigglypuff and a hug and a kiss at bedtime and letting her go and CG listens when I was for her back. So, hah, maybe I'll manage to hold onto this one.
Monday we went to the lake, checking up on 2 Papas' house for them and making sure that lake was still swimmable. ;) CG and I pulled a large float out onto the lake and took turns rolling/jumping off. I still prefer the pool to the lake, because not being able to see more than a foot or two through the murky water is off-putting, but it's fun and free. And when 2 Papas get back, they're going to put in a dock, so we'll be able to yeet ourselves into the deep water more effectively.
That's about as chill of a holiday weekend you can get, I guess.
The rest of Saturday was pretty chill. Lady tried valiantly to arrange a playdate with some of our other friends, but after they said they couldn't leave home before 11am, told us they were at the location at 10.30am and then that they were leaving right as we got on the road. Whatever. The kids still had fun and we still got out of the house, but seriously this is the kind of inanity that frequently gets in the way of getting together with other parents.
Saturday night Lady and I went to a play put on by a local theater group. After our last community theater experience, I had very very low expectations, but it was amazing. Stellar acting, hilarious dialogue, and just heavy enough to make you think. It was a play about two queer couples caught up in the Red (and Lavender) Scare of the 1950s, who put up a facade of heterosexuality by pretending to be married to each other. We were already talking about what plays we want to see next by this group/in this theater as we left.
Sunday continued to be pretty chill. Lady and CG went out to run errands midday, leaving me and Toddler on our own. We played with my camera, taking pictures in party hats, and then I got to read to him while he cuddled on my lap. He's getting so big but he still fits so perfectly. Then, out of the blue, he tells me that CG and Lady had gone to find a jigglypuff for my birthday. I knew CG wanted to do that, but I also knew that the Target didn't have any, so I figured he'd just overheard CG.
He mentioned it a few more times, but when CG and Lady returned he stopped talking about it. CG was very excited to go to the pool, and even mentioned we should take the bike instead of the car. Maybe I should've been suspicious at that point, but tbf she's been choosing the bike over the car more often lately. So we biked to the city pool and played together until she ran into a school friend, who I encouraged her to play with instead. It was pretty good timing -- School Friend was just taking the swim test for the first time (which kids under 15 have to pass to go on the slide or jump off the diving board) and CG cheered him on. Then she helped him get over his fear of the slide and by the time the pool was closing and we had to leave, we had to scrape them both off.
We come home, tired and damp. CG insists I shower first -- strange, again, because she usually rushes in after the pool -- but I don't fight it. Then I walk into our bedroom and there's a big ole jigglypuff on our bed and everything makes a Lot of Sense.
So Toddler was right -- CG and Lady had gone to find a jigglypuff earlier. Then CG suggested the bike so that I wouldn't see the bag in the back and Lady could get it out while we were gone. I was impressed at the level of sneakiness. CG and Toddler were enamored with the jigglypuff. It's about as big as Toddler and soft, so he's had a lot of fun just lying on top of it. I've been hesitant to acquire any stuffies for myself since Kids, because they always seem to become theirs, but so far Toddler's been good about giving jigglypuff and a hug and a kiss at bedtime and letting her go and CG listens when I was for her back. So, hah, maybe I'll manage to hold onto this one.
Monday we went to the lake, checking up on 2 Papas' house for them and making sure that lake was still swimmable. ;) CG and I pulled a large float out onto the lake and took turns rolling/jumping off. I still prefer the pool to the lake, because not being able to see more than a foot or two through the murky water is off-putting, but it's fun and free. And when 2 Papas get back, they're going to put in a dock, so we'll be able to yeet ourselves into the deep water more effectively.
That's about as chill of a holiday weekend you can get, I guess.
