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Saturday morning I took Sebastian to Barnes and Noble. We're utterly broke, of course, but I had $75 in B&N gift certificates. I told him I'd buy him one book, and a book or DVD for myself.
It didn't work out that way. I wanted to get a Jenny Linsky book for him (some have recently been reprinted), but they didn't have it in stock, so we ordered it. In the meantime I picked up an extra copy of Three by Finny from the discount table for $3.25 for myself; if you haven't read anything by Jack Finny, you should. He specialized in what I'd call nostalgia fantasy, about the late 1800s and early 1900s, although his most famous work is Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a most out-of-character book for him.
Sebastian played with the Thomas train track in the children's section while I looked for another book for him. I ended up finding two: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, the author of the classic and wonderful Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. And then I saw another book that I simply HAD to buy: Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger! It was a small book of his famous storysong, one that Sebastian has been listening to since he was a baby. Sebastian loved the book immediately, made me read it to him several times that day, and "read" it himself, to boot.
He also found a stuffed "Little Engine That Could" for sale in the children's section, and begged for it so pitifully that I couldn't say no.
Later on Saturday Teri's brother took us to see a baseball game, along with a bunch of other people. He'd won a box suite for a Pawtucket Red Sox game at a charity auction.
I should explain that the PawSox are the minor league farm team for the Boston Red Sox.
This was Sebastian's first baseball game, and mine too. We were kind of excited. I also got kind of worried when I heard that the suite included UNLIMITED hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn and chips, soda, and ice cream. Would I be able to resist?
We found the stadium without too much difficulty. The traffic wasn't bad at all until we got close to the stadium - and when we did, we found that there was a totally empty lane for the use of VIPs and box seat holders! We sped by the slow-moving traffic, and I could only imagine how some of those drivers felt.
Our reserved parking was very close to the private box suite entrance, so we walked right in. The suite itself was a little small (it was supposed to hold 20 people) but nice; it had a private bathroom, a sink, two refrigerators stocked with soda and ice cream, and giant bowls of potato chips and popcorn. I cracked fairly quickly and had a Sprite.
It was astonishingly sweet - almost unbearably so. I was surprised that my tastes had changed so much in just three weeks.
Oh, here's a photo of the suite. The two blurs are Teri and her mother.
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And all in all, things could have been worse. I've only gained 0.2 of a pound since Wednesday.
It didn't work out that way. I wanted to get a Jenny Linsky book for him (some have recently been reprinted), but they didn't have it in stock, so we ordered it. In the meantime I picked up an extra copy of Three by Finny from the discount table for $3.25 for myself; if you haven't read anything by Jack Finny, you should. He specialized in what I'd call nostalgia fantasy, about the late 1800s and early 1900s, although his most famous work is Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a most out-of-character book for him.
Sebastian played with the Thomas train track in the children's section while I looked for another book for him. I ended up finding two: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, the author of the classic and wonderful Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. And then I saw another book that I simply HAD to buy: Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger! It was a small book of his famous storysong, one that Sebastian has been listening to since he was a baby. Sebastian loved the book immediately, made me read it to him several times that day, and "read" it himself, to boot.
He also found a stuffed "Little Engine That Could" for sale in the children's section, and begged for it so pitifully that I couldn't say no.
Later on Saturday Teri's brother took us to see a baseball game, along with a bunch of other people. He'd won a box suite for a Pawtucket Red Sox game at a charity auction.
I should explain that the PawSox are the minor league farm team for the Boston Red Sox.
This was Sebastian's first baseball game, and mine too. We were kind of excited. I also got kind of worried when I heard that the suite included UNLIMITED hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn and chips, soda, and ice cream. Would I be able to resist?
We found the stadium without too much difficulty. The traffic wasn't bad at all until we got close to the stadium - and when we did, we found that there was a totally empty lane for the use of VIPs and box seat holders! We sped by the slow-moving traffic, and I could only imagine how some of those drivers felt.
Our reserved parking was very close to the private box suite entrance, so we walked right in. The suite itself was a little small (it was supposed to hold 20 people) but nice; it had a private bathroom, a sink, two refrigerators stocked with soda and ice cream, and giant bowls of potato chips and popcorn. I cracked fairly quickly and had a Sprite.
It was astonishingly sweet - almost unbearably so. I was surprised that my tastes had changed so much in just three weeks.
Oh, here's a photo of the suite. The two blurs are Teri and her mother.
( Read more... )
And all in all, things could have been worse. I've only gained 0.2 of a pound since Wednesday.
