I haven't posted any pictures of Parker in a while, so here are a few to bring you up to date. He had a great time this morning playing with his friend Joshua. Joshua and his mother got to spend several hours with us this morning and we all had a lot of fun. I love how having a friend in the house makes me a more responsible mother. We played in the yard as we never can when it's just the two of us. I made chicken pasta salad for lunch, when I could have chosen to watch tv or read while he was napping instead. Parker wouldn't eat any of the food I made but at least it was available to him, my friend enjoyed it, and the kitchen got cleaned up to boot. Sometimes I wish I could have a friend over every day.
3 comments:
GREAT pics.
I like the pictures, too. Isn't it sad that being alone in our homes (with our kids of course) is the norm in today's society? I don't think it is that way in many cultures and times.
I think it's sad, because I find that, even though I need a certain amount of time to myself every day, I am a very communal creature. Of course it wasn't so great when the neighbor children from next door wanted to come over every day, but that was a slightly different issue.
Before Michael and I got married I imagined that I would have a friend over to the apartment for tea every day, and that Michael would come home from work, and she would say bye to him and go on her way. But in my imagination, she and I would sit at the little round table in my dining room and talk all afternoon.
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