Wren is still not sleeping (well). He believes that he should remain attached to my breast at all times like a tick. If attached he sleeps. When removed he wakes.
Meanwhile, Dad has arrived from South Africa via China, Taiwan and Thailand for a one-week visit. He tells us that the sun is out so brightly in SE Asia that he was burned through a t-shirt while swimming. I feel envious. I want to wander the beach and suffer heat.
It is wonderful to have Dad with us - he brings with him all manner of pleasures: the smell of mint toothpaste and shaving cream in the bathroom in the morning, having a tall person in the doorway (he is 6 ft 4"), having someone to share the carrying of Wren during the day and a fellow cook in the kitchen.
Last night Dad brought out recipes from his cooking class in Thailand and we made Thai fish cakes from scratch. Unfortunately, the lime tree Ingrid was trying to smuggle home to South Africa was captured in transit by the Chinese customs sniffing dogs but we managed to find some leaves for sale at Whole Foods (along with a lovely lunch from the deli bar). Frost was thrilled to be allowed to leave school early yesterday after the field trip to the arboretum where we went for a 2 hour walk with the school. Dad was impressed by the answers the kids gave to the docents questions. Zephyr was particularly observant in his responses - including explaining why we should not feed the ducks ("Then they will become lazy and not look for their normal food and it will make them sick" vs Frosts' "Its like they are eating desert all day")
Today we are going to the Burke Museum and to the thrift store. Dad has an interest in the geology collections and some cheap clothes.
Wren and Josh are a bit sick with a head cold. Frost is off to swimming at school.
7 days till Camp Orkila!!
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