Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2003. Mattie was a year and a half old and I captured Mattie in motion. Mattie was the ultimate multi-tasker. I had a Baby Einstein video playing, but Mattie never really watched anything completely. He was always doing something. In this particular case, he was taking out every video cassette in the TV cabinet and then began to stack and organize them. Sometimes he just made me laugh. For Mattie some of the best toys were found or every day objects.
Quote of the day: I love you every day. And now I will miss you every day. ~ Mitch Albom
Though both sets of parents have slowed down significantly, I am trying to plan things while we are altogether, just to have diversions and get out of the house. Today we went to the Farmer's Market and the garden center. I wanted to introduce my in-laws to the farmers we interact with each week. I am not sure they enjoyed the experience as much as me.
By the time I got home and put away the market stuff, we decided to leave my mom, dad, and Peter's dad at home, while the rest of us went to the garden center. My parents were out cold while we were gone, and I knew they couldn't handle another outing before dinner. They require a lot of down time and sleep throughout the day.
At the garden center, I wanted to buy small pumpkins for the front of our house and a mum and three pumpkins for my neighbor. My neighbor turned 80 and I wanted them to know that we do appreciate them!
This evening, we took everyone out to Clyde's for dinner. I thought this would be special, as we wanted to introduce Peter's parents to Cheryl, one of our favorite servers. When we sat down, Cheryl told me that the manager wanted us to vacate the table by 6pm, because they were having a homecoming party who needed the space. Naturally if you know me, you will know this did not sit well! I asked Cheryl to send the manager over. This is a place we frequent once or twice a week. As a regular, I expect better treatment! The manager came over and started quoting me standard operating procedures. I told him that I hear him, but that there needs to be some accommodations or leeway for regular customers. We should take priority over the once a year homecoming students! He got me, and a few minutes later came back and told me he worked it out and we could stay for as long as we wanted. Cheryl couldn't believe I was able to get that accomplished!
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