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After a few minutes they arrive home, and I get a good deal of baby holding. He's so, so tiny and so, so sweet. He has the longest fingers and toes, and he does the cutest things with his hands. The effervescent Sophie is at school and not due to be picked up until 5:30pm.
It's still raining when I volunteer to walk across the street and a bit down the block to drop off a Rx for baby Rhys at Jewel-Osco. I also pick up some vanilla Oreos and a Father's Day card for my dad. JL and I are going in together on this one, and are giving cash to our octo-Dad who's notoriously hard to please. There's a family celebration on Sunday--joint graduation for MEJ and Father's Day--in Central Illinois that I won't be able to atten-- but JL is going. In fact, so is baby Rhys and the effervescent Sophie.
At 5:30pm we venture out again to Ravenswood Elementary School to retrieve SG, and I get a further tour. SG's teacher has recently repainted their bathroom and each of the pre-K's has added a handprint to a flower stem to decorate the freshly renewed walls. There is also a new mirror that is brightly painted and then it's wooden edges covered with beads and buttons. Cute. Baby Rhys is admired by all.
It's late by the time we decide that we'll cook pasta at home, and JL and I grab umbrellas and head out again to Jewel for bread and organic milk for SG. LG has some turkey meatballs in the freezer which we combine with Emeril's Marinara Sauce and some multi-grain penne pasta. JL tosses a salad and I butter and warm the bread. It's a fine meal, but 9:00pm by the time we finish.
It's time for me to kiss the baby and SG and find the Kennedy I-94 West. The rain is just dripping now, and the roads are clear so I'm home in 1-1/2 hours and ready for a shower and a book in bed until lights out.
A very good day. New babies are so, so special. You just can't be stressed when you're holding one. I recommend it, heartily.
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