The Boy...
Jack Andy and I spent New Years Day at the Lehigh Gorge. It was an unseasonably warm day, a little rainy but still perfect for a getaway. We left the house around noon and I was honestly...cranky. Premenstrual, post holiday, house-toy-animal overload. Andy is unusually sensitive to the whole female hormone situation. He mentioned the day trip, I immediately said NO .. then five minutes later I changed my mind. Good decisionon my part. We went for a nice lunch in Jim Thorpe, Jack enjoyed his chicken and fries and corn. We then walked along the river. Nana bought Jack walkie talkies for Christmas. He and Andy played with them like two 6 yr old boys. Jack would run ahead of us oon the path and "report" back the conditions ahead on the path. "Train cars up ahead, puddles coming up, lady in a pink coat walking a dog!" He was wearing his big boots since it was a rainy chilly day. He clomped along the path like a li...