September flew by! Work was so crazy and busy that the rest of the days I spent in a semi-stuporous state. It was punctuated in the middle by a quick trip to Worcester for Yom Kippur and my father's unveiling. What fun. Otherwise, it was the usual. When the temperature came down under 80 degrees, we took a couple of field trips- to the Philadelphia Zoo (America's first and oldest zoo) and Johnson's Farm, a local working farm with a hayride, a small animal farm, and pick-your-own pumpkins and apples. Aaron, of course, wanted to pick blueberries, which was not possible because A) blueberries are out of season and B) blueberries are a b**tch to pick and already come pre-picked in convenient pint sized containers at the grocery store. The biggest attraction at both the zoo and the farm were the tractors, both real and kiddie-sized.
At the farm, we fed the goats and sheep and played in the big pipes.
The paparazzi became annoying after that.
Aaron had his first autumn cold, waking up with a fever a couple of days this month. On a monday, I kept him home from daycare because his temp was 102. We had a quiet day of coloring and watching Curious George. The next day, he was fine and back to his usual self. I told him he was going to school. I'm going to school? Yes. You didn't feel well yesterday, so we stayed home, but you're fine today! Actually, I don't feel so good. Two milestones! #1- he now uses the word actually; #2- he is already trying to weasel his way out of school. I must get him a copy of the classic book from 1985- "101 Reasons Not to Go to Hebrew School", authored by Beth Ellen Starr.
