The Big Apple

We had a whirlwind visit in NYC. I've almost disowned Craigslist, but not quite yet. We rented an apartment from a nice young man that was about 10 blocks from the kid's place. It was a shoebox, but that's fine. We weren't there very much. What was the issue? Wellll, it had no heat! He had said "You can't control the radiator, so here's how to open the window if it gets too hot". Then he proceeded to show Dan how to open the big city window (bars n such because it was on a fire escape.) But, we never had to use it! Instead we were wearing sweaters to bed and cuddling to keep warm. But, oh! the Adventure!

Mooper continues to grow and learn new words. I had gotten toy tips from other bloggers and from folks at work. It pays to do your homework! She loved them all. The Super Slider is enthralling and she quickly learned to push the button for froggy. Munchkin's Mozart Magic Cube is delightful, with its melodies and instrument control. On no one's advice we bought her an old fashioned jack-in-the-box. She wasn't afraid! When the clown popped out she looked at it and said "oh!".

We had a couple of lovely dinners with Aba and Ima. All too early we had to board the plane back to Ohio.

Visitors

One upside of the children living elsewhere is the Visits. This fall, we got a visit from each. Lena was here during the power outage for a few days. Nate was here for a few days this past weekend. We enjoyed both visits! Lena and I had a fun afternoon going to an art exhibit. We had a couple of great grilled dinners with Lena and Tim. They shared with us their stories from South Dakota. Nate was here for his High School Reunion and brought Romy with him. She is a very busy person, wandering about the house, looking at everything. She discovered stairs and walked after the puppy never quite catching up with Boo. We had fun with Nate, too, when he wasn't running after Romy :)

We miss our children, but have wonderful visits.