A walk
We went to Capron Park Zoo today, and then after that Sebastian played in the playground there. It was fun.
Teri went to bed early, and Sebastian asked to play with his Webkinz online. I decided to take a walk; I suppose walking around the zoo could be considered exercise, but I think it's important for me to walk every day. I told Sebastian I'd be taking a walk, and he asked if there were any "bad guys" around. I assured him I'd be safe, but he asked if I could just walk around the back yard a couple of times instead.
After I explained that I wanted to walk for at least half an hour, and that I'd have to walk around our back yard fifty or a hundred times, he suggested I walk down to his karate school and back. I guess he thinks that's a safer route.
I told Teri that I'd be walking (she was still awake), and she suggested that I ask Sebastian if he'd like to come along. I doubted he'd be interested - he was playing Webkinz, after all - but when I asked him, his face lit up and he said "YES!". So we went on a walk together, him and me.
It was really nice. We chatted; he had lots to tell me about how he'd been a defender against bullies in the 1st grade, and how he was feeling a little nervous about going into third grade this fall. As we were walking, I spotted something that I thought was a bird in a nearby lawn; my vision hasn't been good lately, so I pointed it out to Sebastian. It turned out to be a largish turtle, perhaps a foot long from snout to tail! And it was alive, too. We saw its head move.
We walked a bit further towards Stop & Shop, and then turned around to walk back to Cumberland Farms (I hadn't planned to walk all the way to Stop & Shop, I was just curious to see how far we'd get in that direction). The sky was beautiful. Every time we crossed the street Sebastian had fun with it, saying "panic attack! panic attack!" if he saw a car in the distance. We got to Cumberland Farms, picked up milk, orange juice, and a small container of some ghastly blue drink that Sebastian wanted. Then we headed for home. It was about a half-hour walk altogether, our first intentional stroll for exercise. I really liked it. We'll do it again!
Teri went to bed early, and Sebastian asked to play with his Webkinz online. I decided to take a walk; I suppose walking around the zoo could be considered exercise, but I think it's important for me to walk every day. I told Sebastian I'd be taking a walk, and he asked if there were any "bad guys" around. I assured him I'd be safe, but he asked if I could just walk around the back yard a couple of times instead.
After I explained that I wanted to walk for at least half an hour, and that I'd have to walk around our back yard fifty or a hundred times, he suggested I walk down to his karate school and back. I guess he thinks that's a safer route.
I told Teri that I'd be walking (she was still awake), and she suggested that I ask Sebastian if he'd like to come along. I doubted he'd be interested - he was playing Webkinz, after all - but when I asked him, his face lit up and he said "YES!". So we went on a walk together, him and me.
It was really nice. We chatted; he had lots to tell me about how he'd been a defender against bullies in the 1st grade, and how he was feeling a little nervous about going into third grade this fall. As we were walking, I spotted something that I thought was a bird in a nearby lawn; my vision hasn't been good lately, so I pointed it out to Sebastian. It turned out to be a largish turtle, perhaps a foot long from snout to tail! And it was alive, too. We saw its head move.
We walked a bit further towards Stop & Shop, and then turned around to walk back to Cumberland Farms (I hadn't planned to walk all the way to Stop & Shop, I was just curious to see how far we'd get in that direction). The sky was beautiful. Every time we crossed the street Sebastian had fun with it, saying "panic attack! panic attack!" if he saw a car in the distance. We got to Cumberland Farms, picked up milk, orange juice, and a small container of some ghastly blue drink that Sebastian wanted. Then we headed for home. It was about a half-hour walk altogether, our first intentional stroll for exercise. I really liked it. We'll do it again!