This past weekend was pretty good for us -- we took a quick weekend trip to NY to see Doug, Danika and Quinn. Gas was sitting at $3.69 when we left Anna, and the news was reporting that the NY prices were hovering around $4.39. Ah, what the heck. These little trips are always fun, and maybe we'll be responsible for reviving the economy. I got 22 mpg going over. Usually get 24, but the traffic that day was pretty heavy. Little did I know that I would drive into 30 mpg sustained winds all the way back to Ohio on Sunday. That was the day the big tornadoes hit the North Carolina area. Well, we only got 17 mpg going home. I have never driven in such heavy winds for such a long time (10 hour drive).
When we got to their apartment on Friday, we spent time helping Quinn paint his new model car. Kinda creative. We let it dry a while and then put the stickers on. He/we really had a good time doing this. He is SO particular in where he wants to put certain colors and stickers. He studied the box to see where they should go and then he told us where he would be putting them.
We went to the Coney Island Beach, but the winds were really blowing and it was really cold, so we drove back to the apartment and played some more with his car and his other toys. We also played a game of concentration, after Quinn read the directions.
On Saturday, we went to the NY Museum of Natural History to see a huge dinosaur exhibit. Very impressive. And how fortunate he is to be exposed to that kind of history and see those kinds of things. Doug and Danika take him to these exhibits, to the aquarium, to the other zoos and things, to the beach -- what a growth experience for a child. He soaks it up like a sponge.
Pam and I got to baby-sit for him (actually, he was in bed already) while D&D went out for dinner. We've wanted to do this, but living so far away (for now?) has prevented it. That's why these trips are special.
And of course, no visit would be complete without some wrestling on the floor.
What a bargain grandchildren are ... we give them our time, and they give us back a million dollars' worth of pleasurable memories.
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