Boon companion
I admit that sometimes I really feel like I’ve made a mistake trying to be a 3/4 time SAHM. (Well esp. at times Carl is overloaded but that’s another post entirely). I sort of get bored and then I flit around half-doing things and berate myself for the undone halves and then I get into a mood where I feel annoyed Noah will not just, you know, conform to some crazy schedule I have in my head.
And then there are days like today. V. came at 7:30; she had to leave at 10. I decided to drive her to the subway and take Noah down to the boardwalk, which is to my mind one of Toronto’s best spots. Water, sand, boardwalk, bike trail, parks, and two blocks away, awesome coffee and organic food shops and ice cream parlours and all that.
So I did. And the luxury of going down there, MY GOD. It is unparalleled to be able to just get in the car and go down on a Monday because I feel like it.
And Noah at this age seems to love it too. We spent about 20 min on a 10 ft stretch of boardwalk looking at everything, climbing on the bench, etc. Later after he’d tired himself out a bit I took him up to Queen St. and got a latte and got him some watermelon to go with his hastily-packed lunch of bread, cheese, and peas. Then we went to the playground and men of Toronto! (not that you read this) if you would like to find a hot nanny, check out Kew Gardens ’cause there were a bunch of hot nannies there shepherding charges around. And yes, I’m sure they were nannies ’cause they were gossiping amongst themselves about their employers.
Noah played for a while although he’s just entering the “MINE” phase and was quite upset that he had to share… the slide. The bouncer. The steps. Hmmmm. This could get interesting.
Then we went back to the boardwalk, ate more lunch, and gradually walked back to the car. By 12:32 he’d fallen asleep for his nap on schedule. I brought him in and he’s napping at naptime.
(!!!)
This is a really nice day. I might even get out of my funk well enough to tackle the horrid drop I did on the social thing.
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