Now I wanna go home

mr. flea seems to be allergic to Cape Cod.

But mostly, it's just my mother being herself. How can we avoid each other for three more days in a small house?

A better day

Story hour at the (really pretty wonderful) library, Lorax and Rosemary Wells Mother Goose (Dillo, "I have this book at my house!")

Me off with Casper to the swimming lesson. It was hard the first day (Tues), much trepidation about face in the water. She would have skipped it today if I'd let her. But we emerged from the library (entered in steady rain) to almost-sunshine, then caught a drawbridge-opening, then caught part of seal-feeding at the aquarium. She was ready to face the lesson at the beach, greatly added by the calmness of the sea today. Teacher Joy worked closely with her and Boss Megan did too and she did 2 back floats, one for the duration of the alphabet song, and a brief front float. Quite proud of herself on the walk home with brownie reward, maybe we'll see "rocket" swimming by Friday?

Lunch at home then back to town, walking to Aquarium. Bought small presents at MBL visitor center (stuffed beluga for Casper and squishy octopus for Dillo), got ice cream and saw clouds rolling in, raining on Elizabeth Islands. Beat the storm home except for the initial drips, and now we have thunder and lightning. Such is Cape weather.

Tomorrow, Casper and mr. flea will go an a morning collecting trip with the Aquarium, and I hope manage it so that they are back just in time for the lesson again. Dillo and I plan some gardening (moving iris, planting daylily, salvia, and pink achillea). Weather uncertain, though.

Friday, swim lesson and tag sale/festival at the library from 10-1. Then up to see friends w/kids in Swampscott, possibly fireworks.