So Sunday morning we got up, not quite bright and early. I was up before
six, but my sinuses were bothering me so I medicated myself and went back
to bed for a few minutes that turned out to be about an hour and a half...
Jill had wanted to come with us, but her tonsils were painful, despite
being back on antibiotics since Friday, so she went back to bed.
Eventually Nancy and I headed for New York, driving down I-95 into Connecticut.
We can catch Amtrak only a few miles from home, but to New York cost from
$50 to $63 one way (they charge more for Sunday afternoons and evenings),
but if we go to Milford and catch a MetroNorth train, it would cost $23.50
each roundtrip... It wouldn't be worth the trouble for one person, but
with two of us, we save almost $180, which makes the 95 mile drive to Milford
seem worthwhile. (And, if Jill had come with us, it would have saved another
ninety.)
Sammy is growing and changing so rapidly -- well, he's 15 (almost 16) months
old -- almost everyday brings changes at that age.
He was out on the playground with Leah when we got there. He loves climbing the stairs and playing on the platform and sliding down the slides. (That's his building behind him in the second picture.)
We had a marvelous time playing with him outdoors and then continued our fun when we went indoors -- piling up blocks and pushing trucks and looking at books and rolling balls. He is a wonderful kid.
And all too soon it was time to get back to Grand Central Station to catch
MetroNorth back to Milford and make the drive back home again. |
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| Sam can walk and run and climb... |
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| Sam playing in his backyard... |
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| Boys and trucks -- he even makes "vrooom" sounds. |
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