After a restless night with the munchkin, Paul slept in while I made a yummy breakfast of whole wheat toast, eggs & veggie patties. We took turns having a blast with Will for the morning, while the other cleaned… and when Will went down for a wonderful 2 1/2 hour nap, Paul and I tackled the bathroom off of our bedroom. We completely gutted it, scrubbed it out, re-arranged everything to make it more usable, and basically improved everything about it. There were several bathroom-related boxes from the move that we got to and unpacked as well. It was a major achievement, we feel. (Even though my poor allergies are all a mess from the effort, it was worth it!)
After Will woke up, we had a light late lunch and went for a long walk in the park. We fed the ducks (and sea gulls?!) and walked around the park for almost 2 hours. We went down the south end towards the river, which borders on the zoo (near our house) — and saw three giraffe at the zoo fence, just feet away! Fun! Then we walked up and down the streets around our neighborhood, observing the houses, yards, architecture, and general state of our lovely city, finally ending up at a newly opened neighborhood restaurant. It’s called “Nardo’s Trattoria”, the food is very good quality italian, and it has a semi-family/neighborhood/upscale bistro-style feel. The food was great — and a little after we got there, our neighbor (Linda) and daughter (Chandler) came in for an early dinner as well. We chatted with the owner of the restaurant, her mom, and the staff. Everyone was so impressed with how wonderfully behaved Will was and commented on how totally precious he is.
We then walked home, got Will to bed by 9(!), and are now doing laundry and catching up on work. Tomorrow, we have a new babysitter coming to try out… she’ll watch Will for a few hours in the afternoon and give us time to work. (Paul under the house — he has been methodically re-wiring the entire home… a serious project! — and me at the coffee shop trying to learn how to use STATA for demographic analysis!) We are thrilled at the prospect of having a few hours on a Sunday!
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