Sleep is amazingly restorative. A day of stressful travel erased. A new home and family seems like your home and family.
The kids got to explore a house full of new toys. They bonded with the K’s. Sara declared Kailey her best friend and proceeded to forget her name several times throughout the day.
I got hissed at by the resident cat Leia for occupying the chair she bird watches from. The kids don’t try to pet her, but she responds well to string. They’ve had a blast playing with the fishing pole like cat toy where they stand 2 feet away.
We all loaded up after lunch and headed to campus. It has changed, but not too much. The most dramatic news is that Liz Waters, the virgin vault, is now coed. The biochem building is completely gutted. Construction continues to reign. There was no advertised Sunday of the Month at Babcock hall. It was Spring break so campus was deserted and parking spots were easy.
Between a pregnant woman, Dave’s torn mcl on crutches, my recent arthritic flare, and slow kid legs, we did not venture far from the car.
We did get to walk lakeside and the kids had a blast playing with ice at the boat dock. Sara got to see the lake partially frozen.
Dinner was a compromise between competing interests. Spaghetti with meat sauce. The orders: no sauce, no noodles, no anything, noodles only, etc. 5 kids and 4 adults are a challenge to feed.
Luckily ice cream at Babcock is still a hit and kids are still kids.