Month: August 2008

At our place, our anniversary and birthdays are all lumped together. So we often celebrate them all at once. Yesterday, we had sushi and wine for supper. L enjoyed the tuna and even had a go at the chopsticks.

After the meal, we brought out the “happy cake”. L admired the cake throughout the day, and when I got home from the office, he could hardly sit down for supper–Mom had told him that we would eat the cake when Dad got home. L is only 20 months old and already happy cakes are something to get excited about.

Today we took a trip north to Vermont–we wanted to take some time out before the pace quickens dramatically on Tuesday. We spent the early afternoon at Sugarbush Farm. They make their own cheese and maple syrup. After tasting some of their cheeses, including a sharp cheddar that was aged for 6 years, we bought some for lunch and some to enjoy in the coming weeks. We also toured their sugar shack, where the sap from the trees is boiled down to syrup.

After spending a few hours at the farm, we drove down the road to see some glass blowers at work. Very cool. We watched them make some wine glasses and vases. It would have been nice to buy a souvenir, but the prices were a bit on the steep side.

Monkey see, monkey do.

Going for a walk.

I’ve gone back to work. I have decided that getting ready for a job is a full time job of it’s own. I have had general hospital orientation this past week and I have another 4 days of it this coming week, as well as physicals and paperwork to sign in person. Lowell has been trying on the role of Mr Mom and doing a great job of it. Unfortunately he can’t forget that he is also a grad student with his own course to teach this fall and area exam papers to be read. So Lowell has been babysitting during the day and spending weekends some evenings at the university. Before you get to feeling too sorry for Mr Mom he has had time to start playing a new computer game.

L has discovered the recycle bin. Here he is experimenting with different drums. Last night we took the evening off. Lowell gamed until L was ready for bed and L and I played and did puzzles together.

Lowell spent the day in the office planning for his course, so L and I picked him up for a picnic supper at Puffer’s Pond. It is the local swimming hole and we decided to check it out. It really isn’t much more than a pond, but it had sand perfect for digging and water for splashing. Lowell made the sandcastles and L gleefully smashed them.

L and I spent some time at the local Farmer’s Market this morning. We enjoyed the corn on the cob and peach pie for supper and decided to save the other goodies for another day.

L has really enjoyed his summer. He has spent lots of time with his cousins, his uncles and aunts, and his grandparents. I think his life is going to feel pretty empty to him when he finds himself back in Massachusetts next week. On Wednesday, he again enjoyed the company of his cousins, this time at Kilcona Park. Aunt K even managed to get everyone to cooperate for a picture.