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The Sogs
Oh gosh this weather is a killer. I feel as if there were mushrooms growing in my brain and the children are sort of wondering what happened to the promise of playing in the sprinklers, since there's no point when the skies are constantly opening up and the temperatures aren't really balmy.
In retrospect, I have lived a lot of my life trying to avoid direct confrontations with the weather. For years, all of my vacations were planned around going places to spend time indoors watching movies. I would design my own movie shoots to happen exclusively indoors to avoid weather conflicts. I got married indoors... But the children are far from indoor creatures, much less so even than the terrier (who may like a good romp but who doesn't mind sleeping huge chunks of the afternoon away if the weather is even slightly moist-- a bit prissy that one).
So yesterday drove us to a long excursion in questionable weather through Chinatown and a bit into the lower east side because we couldn't think of what else to do and because I caved and decided to stock up on Necco Wafers and Red Hots at Economy Candy. If it isn't crowded, the store is entirely amusing for children, as long as you keep their little octopus hands from grabbing everything off low shelves. Fortunately they don't go in for elaborate displays of pyramids of chocolate and towers of sweet tarts because that would be mortifying and disastrous instead of giving me the mild frisson of tempting fate that a quick trip offers.
And for a few days, we're slated to go on a heavily outdoor-centric trip, so any advice for vacation in inclement weather activities would be appreciated. I am hoping for the best of course.
posted by Elise at 3:59 AM
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becky said...
Bring lots of Chuckles and Chunkies!
6/22/2009 10:52 PM
said...
The most important thing, wherever you go, is to have a roof over your heads to keep warm and dry and bug-free, along with a variety of indoor distractions for the little ones should the weather prove inclement or one or both of them turn out not be outdoorsmen (it happens).
How come no one else has offered up some advice for this age-old dilemma?
6/24/2009 10:10 PM
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