A picnic in the park
That was yesterday’s agenda. We got together with N. and her family at the playground area at PDK airport. I’d heard they’d put in a playground/picnic area, but hadn’t been to it. Good to check it out. It’s nice - a good option to have.
I think Foster Mulan enjoyed the opportunity to run around with A. and I. She even went down the slide, she says. I was feeding the Agent, so I didn’t see that; but I think we had confirmation of that from one of the other parental figures. That’s progress - she used to be scared of the slide. She’d climb up the stairs, then come back down the stairs.
Agent Murphy got to try some watermelon run through the food processor, which renders it not much more than pink water; so I thickened it up with some rice cereal. Then at home yesterday and today, we’ve been giving him small chunks of watermelon to play with in his “big boy seat.” With the first batch yesterday, he was mesmerized into silence. (!) (Of late, he’s been exploring the wonders of his voice - at full volume - at the table. Elsewhere, too, but it’s particularly ear-splitting when we’re all sitting at the table.) But he viewed it really as a plaything. If we’d put a chunk into his mouth, he’d look - I’m not sure, maybe perplexed, or worried, or put out - and then move it around his mouth for a while before letting it fall out.
Mr. Tldz made shortcakes today for the first time. Excellent! We had some blueberries and whipped cream with them after lunch. And then I got a bit of a nap while Agent Murphy took his afternoon nap. A good day.
Tags: agent murphy, foster mulan, mr. tldz
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:35 am
Hello Mrs. Tldz,
We never knew you had a blog! How exciting! I just caught up on it and added it to my reader.
We had a wonderful time at the park with you all. The boys enjoyed playing with Foster Mulan. She was very happy to be playing at the park. She did enjoy swinging several times - very high was the request. I want to apoligize again for being so late, last week was one of those weeks where all your plans either don’t happen as planned or happen at all. The boys had a lot of other plans for outings - so we had to stay home a lot.
Don’t be too hard abot tying shoes. I could not do it until I was in second or third grade. I dreaded rainy days on PE day since one game we played was take your shoes off, put them in a huge pile, then there was a race to see who could get their shoes out, put on, and tied the fastest. I was always on of the last with loosely tied, or barely tied, shoes. It is such a combination of fine and gross motor contol that it can take time. Once I had my vision corrected, it did become easier to tie my shoes. I could see the detail finally of what every one was doing. It was no longer “magic”.
I will keep Foster Mulan in my prayers and hope that a change in the situation might arrive soon. Maybe soon she will be of the age where she can voice an opinion of where she wants to live. Please let me know how we can help you offer her normal childhood experiences when she is with you! She is a sweet little girl.
Sorry so long,
N