and Frank and Fred and Jane
and Kaylen
and Devon
came with backpacks
to amuse Jane
as Kaylen and Frank
ate cereal
and the meds
led to a phone call
or two
but didn't deter me from my day.
It was Friday May 7 and everything seemed like normal until we got to
the Valley Road Building where Jane was supposed to take her AP exam.
Once there, we discovered that there had been a lightning strike at the
school and so everything was closed for the day. So, John
and Frank and Fred and Jane
and Kaylen
and Devon
came with backpacks
to amuse Jane
as Kaylen and Frank
ate cereal
and the meds
led to a phone call
or two
but didn't deter me from my day.
I drove to Philadelphia (2140)
and there was DrLen
excited about his computer
as we planned the day and stared at the refrigerator
and bottles
and plates
so that we would know where DrLen should call for food
as I admired the art work
while the ordering continued
and we eventually got to PrimoHoagies
to buy our food.
We drove past the red pepper sign
and the people on the corner
as I took this self portrait
while we followed the yarn truck
past the Free Library
until we parked and secured the car
at the Wissahickon
and followed the path
past the big tree
and under the statue
to the bench
overlooking the water
where we settled and took out the food
and opened the wrapper
and drank the water
as the water below
and the bridge above
made the right setting from which to watch the fishermen
and wonder if they both caught
the same fish. Driving back on the parkway
I tried a new genre
which failed and got home where the kids
looked like they hadn't moved.
On Saturday, Suzanne
and I went to Mrs. G's
where this man
sold us a new dryer. Back at home, the kids
were still on the couch
watching television even as we decided to go to dinner at Paulie's
and head into the house
after capturing Suzanne
and have Bill
and Martha
arrive to the amusement of our waiter
who is Jane's age and works 40 hours per week. After taking a self portrait
and a profile
Suzanne and I split this salad
and then the main courses
and sides
came along with my dish
and the dessert
and coffee
which made Martha make a call to Jane
and Bill wonder
as the day was done.
The next day was Sunday (May 9) and we celebrated Mother's Day as we had in the
past
2003
2002
2001
so we got Jane up off the couch
and Suzanne
got ready as I
showed Jane
the mother's day flowers
and Ben
and Jane
posed by the tree for the first (of many) sets of passport pictures.
Then we got into the car
and drove to Main Street
where we posed
in various configurations
and then all together
thanks to Ed Felten who was in Quizno's at the time (and is probably
now very thirsty).
Once inside, the girls
sat on one side and Suzanne
on the end while Ben and I
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and the con queso dip
came leading to more pictures of me
Ben
and Suzanne
before Jane took a good profile
and a few not so good
and after some other tries
I caught the sister act
to the amusement of our servers
as the salad
the burger
the sandwich
and the fallafel
came along with another burger
which led to a hair length competition
that was resolved by these two desserts
after which we captured the women
and went to the drug store
to check out beanie babies
as we celebrated a successful mother's day.