I woke up this morning at 4:30, when it was finally cold enough in the bedroom to close the window, and I noticed Darin had not yet come to bed. Three options: he was working, he was playing World of Warcraft, he had fallen asleep in front of the TV. I was rooting for the second two, which made me suspect it was the first one.
The alarm went off at 6, Darin was asleep. I got up and started getting ready to go run. By the time Rob arrived at 7, the kids had come downstairs and I told them they could watch TV for a while, or, if they got hungry, Sophia could get them cereal and milk. They were only to bother Daddy if there was a)blood or b)fire. Rob and I went out for a good eight mile run. Despite starting at about 7, the creek trail was already packed — it’s like a thoroughfare for pedestrians, bicyclists, strollers, dogs (being walked), and runners. Luckily Rob and I don’t move very fast, so there were no collisions.
When I got back Sophia announced that she wanted to have a picnic in the park, which I thought was a faboo idea. Much better than yesterday’s plan, which was mostly “Everybody sits around the house and plays lots of World of Warcraft, except Mommy, who wrote a little bit and also did the dishes†day. Darin woke up around 11, at which point I learned that he had in fact been up until 5:30 am working <i>and</i> playing World of Warcraft, which I thought was a neat trick. I made lunches. We eventually got our acts together and on our bikes. Darin had Simon on the trailer bike, Sophia had her own bike, and I packed all of our stuff and picnic gear into my Xtracycle. We spent a couple of hours at the park, which was beautiful: warm but not too warm, sunny, a nice cool breeze. Another perfect California day.
As Sophia and I were sitting on the picnic blanket, I looked over at the train, which runs in a giant loop around the park, and I said, “I remember when we used to go on that every week.†She shrugged and said, “I don’t like it any more. It’s too babyish.†It was kind of a sad moment for me, realizing my baby is growing up at top speed.
Darin biked home with Simon while I stayed with Sophia. Who proceeded to play in the sand area and soak her clothes and herself through. I texted Darin (texting! I understand why it’s so popular!) and told him to drive back to the park with a towel. He picked up Sophia and her bike, and I rode mine home. Now we’re sitting around the house again (Darin playing World of Warcraft, me in the kitchen writing) and I’m trying to psych myself up to go to the store and do food shopping. Now would be a good time for us to have minions.
Yes, I like it.