It's difficult to say how things are going at any given moment. If you'd asked me Saturday, "Challenging" would have been a polite response as the day consisted of trying to visit the Bonny Doon Ecological Preserve, only to discover that it was completely closed due to a massive fire.In route to Plan B, Henry Cowell State Park, we had a rear tire get shreaded (literally punched open) and thus had to limp to the Sears Automall to get two new tires - oh those Rice-burning Subs can only have sets of tires replaced, not just one! And then, when we're out of the mall, its raining.
Through it all, Ruby is a champ. Sure she wasn't too thrilled to be put back in her car seat shortly after our arrival near the park, but she didn't mind the mall's food court and children's play area. Kinda like a dog-park for many of my older siblings out there. Sit back and watch what kids will do with each other in a relatively safe environment. Of course, with me there, there's one kid who's just too big to jump on things, so I get to spot some of Ms. Ruby's more ambitious climbings.
Now if you were to ask me today, well, despite the hang-over of yesterday - Ruby's angelic resemblances seemed to have disappeared after sundown - today was great. The weather was very chaotic - very sunny, with darkly scattered clouds, which the wind freely, and very strongly, blew about (with some rain!), and Ruby and I had a blast with friends and neighbors and each other.
Ruby's Mama and Nana arrived from their trip late Sunday to smiles, hugs and kisses. A happy ending. Now I get ready for my work week....
