Mini Hero: Where are we going Mommy?
ME: Home?
Mini Hero: *EAR DRUM SHATTERING WHINE* I DON'T WANNA GO HOME!!!
ME: I can't understand you when you whine....what was that?
Mini Hero: *Lip out, pouty, more mellow whine* i don't wanna go HOME!
ME: *Starving to death, but not really interested in hearing the whining anymore*
Where do you want to go?
Mini Hero: I wanna go to the PARK!!!!
ME: OK...don't yell at me. I'M the mama - YOU'RE the baby.....god damn it.....
Mini Hero: Don't say GOD DAMN IT!!!
ME: Whatever word police.
Mini Hero: Whaaaat???
ME: We're going to the park!
Mini Hero: YAYAYAYAYAY!!!!
We ended up at Madrona Playground, I had never taken him here before, but I sit in the shelter house every Wednesday in meditation with a bunch of drunks. It's a great space with tennis courts, a basketball court, a great playground with climbers for the big and the little. Had been thinking of bringing him for some time now - turned out to be a excellent idea last night.
We made friends with another boy who's 3rd birthday is this week; he and his mama, who is super cool, actually live near us. SCORE. The new friend is wearing big boy underpants and pees on trees - the Mini Hero was captivated and I think I may have a new strategy for potty training.
Around the corner is Verite Coffee and those terribly dry cupcakes, St. Clouds, and the Madrona Eatery and Ale House. All work for families, but we ended up at All Purpose Pizza over on Jackson so he could play in the kids pizza kitchen and I could inhale a salad without interruption.
Yay for summer and the ability to hit the park on the way home from work. read more