April 16, 2007 by Barbara.

We were glad to have Daddy back on the continent. We read:

• Franklin’s Valentines by Paulette Bourgeois;
• The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby by Stan and Jan Berenstein;
• Five Little Bunnies Hopping on a Hill by Steve Metzger;
• Snuggle Time (no author), with no words, this is a book that makes you work; and
• A Mouse in the House by Ellen Jareckie.

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April 16, 2007 by Barbara.

Daddy called about 6:00 last night to say that he was nearly to Ottawa and ask if I’d come get him. I didn’t hesitate at all to agree! We hadn’t eaten supper yet and so Reid stayed at home. While I was gone, Aunt Karin and Grandma Joyce talked about how Mama had gone to pick up Daddy. Reid was a bit puzzled and asked, “Tarry him?” The “t” sound threw Aunt Karin but after a few repetitions, she realized the problem and clarified that I’d taken the purple car and would be bringing Daddy home in it. So, then Reid had to know if Daddy would be riding in the front seat. It’s important to know such details when you always ride in the back seat, I guess. Soon enough, Reid was talking excitedly about Super Daddy coming home. Super Daddy is even more exciting than Super Toopy, I think, judging from how long it took Reid to settle down to sleep. She had many questions about what Daddy was doing, would he be there in the morning, etc.

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April 16, 2007 by Barbara.

On Friday - the last workday before Ken came home, if you’re keeping track - I had a meeting scheduled until 5:00 in the west end. Grandma Joyce and Aunt Karin were planning to come to help me out anyway and so I called and asked if they could be sure to arrive in time to get Reid from daycare. Luckily, they could. With only one extra form, I made the arrangements. When they got to daycare, Reid was playing in the sand. She glanced up, said, “My mama get me,” and went back to playing. One of the teachers protested but Aunt Karin said not to worry and eventually Reid decided to go with them. On the way home, Aunt Karin asked Reid for directions at each intersection. Reid would say, “this way,” and point in the appropriate direction. Aunt Karin would confirm, “oh, I turn left” or whatever and they would continue. Eventually, Aunt Karin asked whether Reid knew how to get to Tim Hortons. Reid didn’t but when Aunt Karin turned left at the mall instead of going straight, Reid told her that they’d “have to go backwards now” as Aunt Karin had made a mistake. When they got to our street, Aunt Karin asked which was Reid’s house. Reid wouldn’t or say but didn’t say that she “lived next to our neighbours”. This is true, of course, though not particularly helpful in finding a house. When Aunt Karin was placing the order at the speaker at Tim Hortons, Reid was asking they were at McDonalds. Once Aunt Karin had given the money to the cashier and was waiting for their order, Reid told her to drive to the next window. Aunt Karin laughed and told her they weren’t at McDonalds. I didn’t think we had drive-through that often but apparently, we do. We started a new session of swimming lessons on Friday night. We missed a class while we were flying back from San Diego and I really wanted to be on time. It was not to be, though. Between the excitement and confusion of our visitors and the loss of the precious 15 minutes - who schedules a class at 5:45 - we were late. We managed to spot the teacher and the two kids, plus parents, in our class and went on in. The other kids are twins and there are only the three kids in the class. Our teacher, Jenn, sang lots of songs and was confident and knowledgeable. I think the course will be good as long as getting there doesn’t drive us crazy.

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