Outlook bright
First of all, today's retronaut is brilliant. I was laughing out loud by the end.
It's gorgeous outside. After Henry was safely on the bus to school, Holly and I walked Dave to work. We took a long circuitous route home and while we were passing the playground, we saw another little girl there who, as it turns out, is two weeks younger than Holly, so we stopped and played for a while. Little kids this age are hilarious around each other. Lots of staring and following and playing next to each other. It was so nice to be outside and making new friends. We came home for a quick snack and change of muddy, wet clothes, then met some old friends at a different, far less wet park. Holly is very intrepid at the park. She knows what she's capable of and will do something over and over again until she's got it figured out. She spent a lot of time going back and forth over a wobbly bridge, then went up stairs and down a slide many times. She's totally different from Henry who was/is extremely cautious at the park and insists vehemently that he can't do any of it while gingerly trying anyway, sometimes carrying through, and sometimes giving up from fear of death and doom. They're going to be great balances for each other.
Right now Holly's upstairs sleeping off all of that adventure. I'm heading in that direction myself, I think. Thank goodness for the February warmup, no matter how brief it is.