We've been hit with the cold bug. I have tried to be so careful this winter season since we didn't get our flu shots. I've tried to avoid being out in public and have washed our hands like crazy. But there must have been a crack in our defense against those pesky cold bugs because they got in. We are going on 11 days now of dripping noses and wet coughs. And while I have really enjoyed slowing down to a snail's pace and just being content to be inside all day with my boys..doing snuggly things as Bubba says. I'm still slowly going a little insane. I love my house but I can only take so much of the same four walls. I miss school. I miss visiting with other adults. I had a meeting last night at preschool. Who thought one little simple outing could make me so excited. We had a great speaker too..on the topic of raising resilient children. Lots of good, insightful tidbits to raise strong, self confident kids.
The kids are doing well. We had lots of pj days in the beginning when we were really feeling the effects of the bug and the weather was miserable with lots of rain. Now that the weather is nice and the boys have a bit more energy back we were finally able to get outdoors yesterday. We took a spur of the moment trip to Happy Hollow Park and Zoo. They are gearing up to totally remodel this park. Already the parking lot has been fenced off along with most of the old front entrance. And though I agree there could be something done to revitalize this great,old park, I'm more than a little sad at the changes they will ultimately make. The quaintness of this cute park holds a few childhood memories for me. I can remember my grandmother taking me there and riding the Neputune's carousel and climbing up to the top of the crooked old house only to slide to the bottom of the crooked old slide. Watching the puppets theatre, running through the maze and riding on Danny the Dragon. I have enjoyed being able to share in these memories by bringing my children there as well. What will be come of this lovely little park? I fear it will just become another modern, commercialized place and all that is lovely and childlike will be lost only to be replaced with large modern shapes and lots of steel. It's enough to make me teary eyed on such a beautiful Friday. It reminds me of what is happening to our local library. I loved that it was an old one story brick home and now it has become some modern monstrocity that no longer resembles it's former charming building or the rest of the cute little town. What an absolute shame that "new" needs to be "big" or "modern" and can't be "lovely" or "simple".
