the remaking of a kitchen

di di called yesterday to say that she and erika made it to the cities and she wondered if i could meet them today at a kids play area. she would be staying with kara and her family and kara's son was invited to a birthday party there. so today i drove to a northeastern (i think) suburb and found this place where there were 2 gazillion kids and parents....mostly parents ignoring the kids as they ran screaming and giggling around the play area. there were things to climb in that led to slides, balls to jump and roll in and other delicious things. erika had a good time....mostly getting about 1/4 of the way up into something just so she couldn't be reached by di di. but boy did she have a terrific time....the big grin was in evidence, flashing each time another child came near. it is irresistable! she fooled us all by climbing up several levels and then creeping thru a raised tunnel and swooshing down a circular slide. the really good thing to her was trying to climb up the slide and fortunately she never met a pair of feet coming down. the one pic is of erika lying in the bottom of the lowest layer before she proceeded up to the top and slid down. the next is di di inside a screen trying to get a good shot....you can see erika in the background. the next is di di getting some good photos. erika also showed us her sommersault skills and freaked us out as she turned a couple on one of the half floored things meant for climbing. eek
along with di and kara, was their friend anita who drove down from duluth to see the southern visitors. anita went to college with the other two, but i hadn't met her previously. she works hard trying to keep the northern lakes pristine, preventing nasty chemicals and farmyard effluence from spoiling the natural beauty and purity. i felt honored to be included in a bit of their reunion.
i got to talk to kara a bit and tell her of my multiple antibiotic experiences this year and she told me which place to call to get in to see her. i will do that next week for sure.
it was a fun day, but i am out of shape for the yelling and screaming and blowing of noisemakers by all the kids at the multiple parties happening simultaneously!!

Labels: di di, erika