Friday, July 28, 2006
Excellent Adventure
Yesterday my son, littlest daughter and I went on an adventure. We took the train (cool! air conditioning! three floors!) out to Ste. Anne de Bellevue and once there we watched boats going through the locks, walked along the boardwalk, walked along the cute main street and got an ice cream, went to a very fun store and looked around in air conditioned comfort (it was f---in' hot yesterday), then met my mom and her friend and went to the Ecomuseum, one of my favourite things to do with kids. It's a kind of zoo, but it doesn't make me too sad for the animals because they are rescued and probably wouldn't be alive otherwise. The bears, however, might choose not being alive over roasting in the sun and pacing back and forth endlessly. That wasn't a happy sight, to be sure. But the walkways through the woods and the otters and the wolves (sad too, but beautiful) and a very close-up look at the normally-shy lynx made the visit a good one.
After the Ecomuseum we went back to the waterfront to meet D., who showed up a mere 10 minutes after we got to our meeting-place. We then had supper in a restaurant (more air-conditioning!) and went home, tired and feeling like we'd just been on vacation. My son loved the day, especially the train, and thanked me spontaneously many times before he finally crashed for the night (in his big sister's bed. He misses her a lot.). The little one was incredibly well-behaved and was a joy to hang out with, laughing and running and talking all day long.
A good day!
Yesterday my son, littlest daughter and I went on an adventure. We took the train (cool! air conditioning! three floors!) out to Ste. Anne de Bellevue and once there we watched boats going through the locks, walked along the boardwalk, walked along the cute main street and got an ice cream, went to a very fun store and looked around in air conditioned comfort (it was f---in' hot yesterday), then met my mom and her friend and went to the Ecomuseum, one of my favourite things to do with kids. It's a kind of zoo, but it doesn't make me too sad for the animals because they are rescued and probably wouldn't be alive otherwise. The bears, however, might choose not being alive over roasting in the sun and pacing back and forth endlessly. That wasn't a happy sight, to be sure. But the walkways through the woods and the otters and the wolves (sad too, but beautiful) and a very close-up look at the normally-shy lynx made the visit a good one.
After the Ecomuseum we went back to the waterfront to meet D., who showed up a mere 10 minutes after we got to our meeting-place. We then had supper in a restaurant (more air-conditioning!) and went home, tired and feeling like we'd just been on vacation. My son loved the day, especially the train, and thanked me spontaneously many times before he finally crashed for the night (in his big sister's bed. He misses her a lot.). The little one was incredibly well-behaved and was a joy to hang out with, laughing and running and talking all day long.
A good day!
# posted by becca : 7:18 AM
