Day Three Hundred and Thirty Two
Friday was a busy and strange day. We spent the morning and early afternoon out at Jared’s shop. We have talked about doing this a couple of times but the circumstances are never just right. Of course most of the time the shop is full of busy men working on building shutters and I’m leary of having to keep track of two toddlers in among running saws and machines and busy dusty guys. I’m also rather fanatical about the boys’s nap time. Any hint of interruption sends me into mama bear mode. Without naps they are cranky and hard to manage, not to mention me. I love that hour or two of peace and quiet; a perfect chance to read. So, spending the day out at the shop means makeshift naps on the floor (uncontained) and around lots of unpredictable and uncontrollable noises.
Despite all of that I threw caution to the wind to get the chance to help Jared a bit and just be with him after the busy holiday. Things worked out pretty well. Both boys loved running around the shop and since all of the crew was taking the day off, they weren’t under any feet but our own. Alex had fun playing with the drill, a hammar, some pliers and the measuring tape. Luc mostly just sat down in big piles of sawdust and tried to eat blocks of wood. We also spent time hanging out in the office where I didn’t get much work done for Jared. Luc slept pretty well in the the overstuffed chair and Alex didn’t sleep at all on the office floor. He did stay fairly quiet and, with frequent admonishments, stayed in his corner. It was a fun day and I think we might try it again in the future. Nap time isn’t a sacred cow…so I think I’ll learn a bit more flexibility.