Another Week Begins

Will slept late again today, then spit up as I was wrestling his coat on, necessitating a shirt change and making us late.  Not a big deal since it's pretty casual at preschool, though I'm feeling a little at odds with the staff at times.  I'm sure the kinks will get smoothed over the the next few days and weeks as everyone adjusts to Will (and Will's parents).  They had to change his clothes twice today since it seems a diaper leaked a bit, but otherwise, it seems to have been a regular, mostly uneventful day.  His vision teacher's notes were tough to read as her penmanship is not very good and we don't receive the original.  Alas!

I sorted papers today, paid a bill, bagged leaves for this week's collection, and prepared dinner once Maggie called when she was on her way home.  We had baked tilapia with rice, steamed broccoli, and salad; the rice cooker (an anniversary gift) continues to perform like a champ.  I'm still fighting a tenacious-but-mild cold, so Maggie made tea for us.  She had hers with cranberry scones that my sister-in-law, Marie, made using Maggie's recipe.  They didn't turn out as good as Maggie's, so she's coming over to bake them here with Maggie's guidance after church services on Sunday.  I had my tea with cookies.

Speaking of weekends, we had a nice one.  Saturday was spent with a brief appearance at a friend's daughter's first birthday party, then at a luncheon at the William Penn Inn with Maggie's former HealthLink (a local clinic) colleagues.  Will was cranky through the lunch, so I spent a big portion of it singing quietly to him, trying to get him to take a nap, and eating when I could.  My song, sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques," has custom lyrics: "Little William, little William,/go to sleep, go to sleep./You are very tired, you are very tired./Dream, dream, dream.  Dream, dream, dream."  I find that at the very least, he'll calm down and listen to me, sometimes relaxing enough to forget what he was upset about and perhaps even drift off to sleep.

Yesterday, we attended church, but remembered as we arrived that the annual budget meeting and potluck lunch was following the service, so I dashed back home and made Swedish meatballs (from IKEA) and grabbed a box of oat crisps (yummy cookies, also from IKEA).  The newly renovated fellowship hall looks very nice and is a big improvement.  Perhaps we'll be able to start a Scouting unit there in a couple of years.  After lunch, we headed home and regrouped, then headed to New Jersey for a semi-regular "Soup Supper" that friends host every couple of months or so.  We've missed a few due to sickness and travels, so it was nice to see everyone who was there.  Will was a perfect little gentleman, dining on his formula and not fussing at all until we got in the car and headed home.  He was very upset for around half of the 45-minute trip, probably due to a wet and dirty diaper.  After his bath (guaranteed to make him happy and calm, as well as fairly clean), he settled to sleep quickly, as did we after watching a bit of television.