Naomi started school this week. She loves her teacher (pictured), and she’s rocking the big girl style.
Her starting school also means that, for the first time, I experienced what it was like to drop off two kids to school and have a free day (or free five hours at least). And I was resolved to not do any –no vaccuuming cobwebs, no grocery shopping; No Household Jobs. It was amazing. The weather cooperated beautifully with the momentous occasion, so I went biking.
Part way along the bike ride I stopped for a cafe brunch (“I’ll have the LARGE coffee, please”) at the Sign of the Kiwi.
I sat in the sun in front of the renovated cafe (finally open again after earthquake repairs) and watched the other people who didn’t have kids or work on a Tuesday morning come and go. Then I jumped on the bike again and sailed down through the weekday-quiet trails in the Adventure Park, and on towards home. Even the quiet shower in the normal bathroom (that needs cleaning) seemed luxurious.
I imagine if every Tuesday was like this I’d get used to it and start to take it for granted….a tragedy of under-appreciation.
That won’t happen though, since in two weeks I’ll start working more days, trying out the five day work week until Christmas.
I’m excited about that too.
Give It A Burl 
Bliss 🙂
Since you didn’t have an extra driver to drop you at the sign of the Kiwi, I’m guessing your “leisure” included riding all the way to the top of the Port Hills before going down the adventure trails. It does look beautiful. Weren’t those trails closed due to mud when we were there?
They were closed in July, you have a good memory. Yes, I biked up in order to bike down, I like both directions.