What a great WI day. It was gorgeous, end-of-summer weather today: ~80F, sunny, with all sorts of interesting clouds. I awoke to Elias climbing into bed with me with a couple of his books "that's OK, Mommy, you sleep." I made him a snack of strawberries and scrambled egg, put on a video, then went back to bed. I did snooze a bit, I think. I realized a different DVD was playing--he'd figured out ho
w to start up a new one, without the remote. Well, it was bound to happen sometime.
I had tentative plans to take him to farmers' market on the Capitol Square, but he didn't want to and the prospect of dragging a 4 year old through crowds wasn't appealing to me, either. So we went to Menard's, where I returned one thing, then bought one item I needed and about a dozen other things. We met one of Elias' old daycare buddies (they asked, then hugged one another--uber cute), then one of my old co-workers (we didn't hug, but it was nice chatting). Then, chore done, we set off for some Babcock ice cream at the student union. Unfortunately, amazingly, they don't sell ice cream until after noon (but you could get beer, I believe!), so we had lunch an
d hung out on the Terrace. 
w to start up a new one, without the remote. Well, it was bound to happen sometime.
I had tentative plans to take him to farmers' market on the Capitol Square, but he didn't want to and the prospect of dragging a 4 year old through crowds wasn't appealing to me, either. So we went to Menard's, where I returned one thing, then bought one item I needed and about a dozen other things. We met one of Elias' old daycare buddies (they asked, then hugged one another--uber cute), then one of my old co-workers (we didn't hug, but it was nice chatting). Then, chore done, we set off for some Babcock ice cream at the student union. Unfortunately, amazingly, they don't sell ice cream until after noon (but you could get beer, I believe!), so we had lunch an
VERY Wisconsin. Elias really wanted to go swimming in the lake, but my excuse was that his swim suit was at home--so suddenly he wanted to go home. After the long-awaited ice cream cones, and some admiring of/climbing on the old buildings, we did.
It was a bit of a struggle to get Elias to nap, again, but finally he fell asleep. This let me rest a bit, then get tons done, cleaning the kitchen, mowing the back lawn, and doing quite a bit with the landscaping out front. After 5pm I finally went in and woke him from his sound sleep. I gave him the choice of setting up a tent and camping in the backyard, or going to the lake to swim (his bribe if he slept at naptime). Swim, definitely. We had a quick dinner and were off to nearby Governor Nelson state park. It was so lovely, and at just past 6pm, mostly empty. We had a wonderful, fun time swiming and splashing in the lake, with a great view of the city across the lake on one side, and a beautiful sunset on the other. After an hour we were tuckered out and happily went home.
Days like this make me very thankful to live in Wisconsin. It's such a great place to live. It makes me sad thinking we may have to move for me to find another decent job.
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