Sunday, August 19, 2007 - A Great Day
Yesterday we had such a nice day. Jorge had to work in the morning so Lorena (our au pair) and I took Mari and Genesis for a walk to the library which is exactly 1 mile from our house. Gabby and Noah stayed at home with Caroline (my little sister). Gabby didn't want to go because she doesn't like to walk.
The weather was beautiful and we saw ducks near a little stream that we crossed. There was a dead raccoon in the middle of the street. That turned into a learning experience for Mari about death. She was worried that the raccoon might miss its family but I explained that since it was dead it couldn't feel anything anymore.
When we got to the library I returned some books that were seriously overdue and I found out that I still owe a few more and I owe the library about $100. That's annoying. I need to get better at returning things on time.
The library trip was fun and I was a little tired when I got home but Jorge wanted to take the kids for a walk along the Charles river. I thought that was a nice idea so I asked Lorena and Caroline if they wanted to go too. Lorena did but Caroline did not.
When we got there we saw people renting canoes. I though it looked like fun so I asked how much it would cost. It was only $15 for an hour so I decided to do it. Jorge and Lorena were nervous but I convinced them to do it. Jorge thought we might tip over but I told him I knew exactly what I was doing. It was so nice. I really want to do it again. The only sad part was the fact that I didn't have my camera and the batteries in Lorena's camera died so we have no pictures. I'm sure we'll go again though.
After that it was late and I wanted ice cream. We drove to Ben & Jerry's because there is a new restaurant next door called Boloco. We all had burritos and the kids and I had ice cream afterwards. I love Cherry Garcia in a waffle cone. My brother, Ferris got the girls hooked on strawberry cheesecake ice cream. Jorge and Lorena were too full from their burritos so they didn't want any.
It was a really nice day. I think we are going to the beach today. I'm going to try to remember to take my camera.
