Friday was a "PD Day" - you know, the day that strikes terror into working parents whose children do not go to daycare - i.e. you have to figure out what to do with your schoolaged children. Do you take the day off work - if you can get it, given that many of your colleagues want the day too? Do you ask a friend/relative to keep the kids? Do you "work from home" and let the children watch far too much tv?
Fortunately, we - let's face it, I - don't (yet) have that dilemma. So on Friday we sallied off to Riverdale Farm. Just hop on the College streetcar and ride it all the way across town. We met up with some friends and then bumped into one of Seb's classmates that we know well! On the way back, we walked past a delicious-looking catering store-front. And so, the carnivores in our family had boeuf bourguignon that night, while I supped on aspargus souffle! Easy-peasy.
Yesterday was rainy and M was car-hunting. So I took the children to the library, where we got 22 items!! And ordered some about girls named Annabel. Only one of the books was for me... But the highlight of the day (besides the baby rocking and dancing) was being able to stop at a hole in the wall pizza joint and eat there with the children. Pizza doesn't have peanuts and holes in the wall don't splash out for shellfish. Egg is a rarity and Sophie can tolerate bits of cheese at the minimum. So I picked off the mozzarella and voila, we all ate plentifully. It was so wonderful!!! In the evening, an old school chum came over and we all ate a great meal of homemade falafel. Again, something that everyone could enjoy!!! The kids adore her and we just yakked away until 11.15 (prying eyes open to stay awake).
Today, Seb dressed himself and we hit up Word on the Street - the city's annual book and magazine fair. There were children's and adult readings and Q&A. There was a musical group for kids (Seb even got to go on stage!) and scientists explaining experiments to kids (and then you buy their book). The only negative to the free all-day event was the educational tv channel which had a whole stage... The weather was fab and we again picniced and met up with friends. In the clip, you can see how much Soph adores their 3 month old.
We bought a terrific French book for Seb about a father & daughter cooking up a charlotte (the French cake and also the girl's name), which burns. Fortunately, the 2nd daughter is named madeleine! so they start again.
M took the kids off to apple-pick in the mid-afternoon. We had found an organic orchard an hour outside the city. It was a bit far but they were very nice and the apples are delish. We had baked apples for dessert tonight; neither kid could believe his/her eyes when they saw me putting honey in the centre of the cored apple. I'll post a photo once I figure out how to save the pics that M took with his crackberry.
So, it was a wonderfully full weekend. M even bought a car and made muffins. And I finished my strategic options for SC USA contract. Which is good b/c I have 2 more contracts set to start this week... But can you tell that we are trying to take the city by storm? It is our first year after all.
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