[emma magnolia under the magnolia tree. central park, april 2009]

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monday morning. i know it’s another regular week because it’s not even 9am and already i’ve had a tiara shoved on my head and chosen my magic wand for the day… the weather’s gorgeous, so we’re headed out with a giant container of bubbles and an equally giant container of chalk, in pursuit of adventure. i’m finding that without a double stroller it’s near-impossible to get both kids very far on foot (we have a single stroller, so oliver can ride, but after a long afternoon of playing around, it’s hard to expect emma to walk a mile or more back home); i’ve dropped hint after hint with the appropriate people, so hopefully this will be the week that the situation is rectified. i hope so…a big part of the fun in going to the park or the zoo in the City is enjoying the walk (and letting the kids nap in the stroller).

*sigh* in the meantime, we really are surrounded by playgrounds in the immediate neighborhood, so i’m pouring a thermos full of coffee for me (hot coffee; i can’t drink it iced even in the warmest weather), packing a tub of strawberries and water for the Littles and heading out the door. gonna shake all the frustration and residual sleepiness out…. be back later.