Dateline, Virginia: no new teeth yet. Lots of chewing, however, stay tuned for updates.Meanwhile, serious dilemma. Husband has a day off, and we can't decide on an adventure. After all those years of reading Choose your own adventure books, you'd think I'd finally figure out how. We might go downtown (to D.C., I mean, which, far from being technically downtown is at least 50 miles away) to a museum, which means a fun half-hour metro trip, with toddler, stroller, diaper bag, and possible train changing, just for added spice. But then, to what museum?! Natural History, with all the dino bones he recognizes from Curious George's museum trips? American History, with the antique cars and trains? Air and Space, with the rocket ships? The Art Museum, to hunt for fun animal paintings and sculptures? Anyway, other choices include: Luray Caverns (which also has an antique car museum, and lots and lots of slippery steps to carry hefty toddler up and down), or possibly just a hike at the local park, which is certain to offer all the dirt, bugs, leaves and running that a little boy needs. Clearly I'm not a big fan of the metro option. We did that once, and the whole train thing was fun, until Widge realized that just because he wasn't buckled in, didn't mean he could run around. It wouldn't be so bad if we didn't have to ride for so long. You really can't expect a very young boy to sit calmly anywhere for that long, and anyway, traveling with a child is very similar to a massive military troop movement. The fewer rations to be carried, the shorter distance to drag tired troops, and the most expedient methods of transportation are always the best way to go, lest morale begin to sag. The best option, as I see it, would be hiking, but I like to hike anyway, and there are lots of nice, crunchy leaves on the ground. And lots of big, wet thunderstorms in the forecast. We may need a secret option D. Any suggestions?
3 comments:
i think that the American History museum is closed anyway.
if your going to be taking the boy on a train ride it has to be a real above ground train so he can look at things
I really don't know what a little one like Max would be interested in but I think new scenery + trucks = Happy
Well now I'm not so sure the boy can be referring to the boy without pulling a bob dole.
As far as what to do with your day off... clearly the best choice is to go to a park with the leaves and dirt and bugs. But if its gonna rain it might not be a good idea. If something else comes to mind i shall let you know.
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