Isaac went to Kansas City yesterday morning and will come back around midnight tonight. (I appreciate his willingness to drive strange hours to save money on hotel rooms and spend as much time as possible at home.)
I have to admit that I kind of enjoy his business trips. It seems like Ellie and I have really special time together while he's gone. This is silly because there is never anything that we would hide from him, or that he wouldn't let us do, or even that we couldn't do while he was home. But for some reason, I think I make extra efforts as a parent to make it special for Ellie when he's gone, and she has so much fun that I do too. It helps that Isaac's trips are so short that they're not a big deal - it's not completely unheard of for Ellie to go this long without seeing Isaac even when he's IN town!
Anyway, we girls went grocery shopping yesterday, which always means that we get an extra special lunch of fresh fruit! (Ellie is really excited that I bought her a mango as a "special treat.") After a short rest time, we did the big treat: Highlandfest in St. Paul. We wandered up and down the aisles of tents and collected free stuff and tasted free samples, then meandered through the little midway area. Ellie got to pick out one ride. We spent a good hour or so in the air-conditioning of the nearby library, then hit the tents again, split a half-order of cheese curds, and listened to some music. Very fun.
After a quick dinner at home, we cuddled up in my bed (and air-conditioning) and watched The Mouse and the Motorcycle from the library. We'd just finished reading the book by Beverly Cleary, so it was a good movie for us. Ellie got to sleep in my bed with me as a special treat too.
Tonight we're going to try watching the old cartoon version of Charlotte's Web. I still don't think Ellie's ready for any kind of regular kid's movie or Disney because of her fears, so I'm trying to figure out stuff for family movie nights that doesn't bore Isaac and me!
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