Leisurely Day in Darien, Dinner in NYC with Robert College friends

Ready for school

The usual morning, very busy from 6:45-7:10 as the boys have to be fed, dressed, lunches packed, bags filled and off to the train or bus.  Then, it's relaxing till 7:55 when we walk Marisa up the street to the bus. Fortunately, it looks like a nice day, high in the 60's and sunny, a great day for a walk. Now we are home, trying to figure out what to do during the day.  Later, about 5:00, we head into the city to have dinner with some of my Robert College students, who I have not seen since 1975.  We are eating at the best Turkish restaurant in NYC, the Pera Mediterranean, so that should be fun.  Yesterday, as I mentioned, it rained most of the day, so we shopped and relaxed.

Cody patiently waiting for breakfast

We did have a great prime rib dinner last night, with popovers and brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes, my favorite and the boys devoured it, especially the popovers.  We have enough left for a dinner today as well, if we want though we are heading into the city.

I played some math games with Marisa, which make numbers fun, and Mitch and Tyler both disappear without asking to go do their homework.  I forgot how busy today's kids are, all of them, with school, activities and homework.  And the parents, too, seem just as busy, the men our the door early, home late, the Mom's busy all day with appointments, picking up kids, shopping, making dinners and lunches and making sure the kids are organized and happy.  I cannot believe we once did this as well.  How easy it is to forget the madness of mornings in Hudson, with three teens, one bathroom shower and all of us off before 8:00.