Other than the amazing mid-week break in the Hamptons, life continued apace with work (I am already picking up the commuter tricks such as which streets to take and which entrances shave off a couple of minutes which can make all the clutch difference between catching the train and not), day camp in the park (DCITP) for the kids in Great Neck, hanging out with Rachel and the grandparents, a trip to the ENT in the Bronx, rock climbing with Amanda, welcoming Michael to NY, and a swim playdate with Victor and his two little boys.
Below, first day of drop off at camp! Despite all the stress and anxiety and wailing about it, the kids were super brave and scampered off with no fuss. I barely had time to say goodbye!
While I was away, my cousin Ed stopped by to say hi to the kids, ate ice cream with them, and also observed Lola play piano.
The kids also met and played with a neighbor.
Part of the reason I left the Hamptons so early was to head into the cit to meet up with Lola and Rachel, so we could go together to an ENT specialist I arranged at Columbia Presbyterian. So we rode the 1 train all the way up to 168th street, got an opinion on her ears and adenoids, then stopped on the upper west side for a sushi lunch. Thereafter, I dropped them off at Grand Central and headed back into work. It was so heartwarming to see how happy Lola was to see me. The genuine joy and delight that she expresses when seeing me - and the joy and love and devotion and tenderness toward her that that causes me to feel - it is nearly ineffable.
