Continuing Saga of Gap Sticker Neighbor 8-21-06

Monday, August 21, 2006

The Continuing Saga of the Gap Sticker Neighbor I should write a book about the ins and outs of getting to know one's neighbors...about the fact that it takes a year to make any real tie's...and about how if the first time you meet your gorgeous next door neighbor who seems practically perfect in every way you have a GAP sticker stuck all of the way across your forehead, it won't hinder your relationship eternally. Yes, after about ten meetings in between our yards and a lot of meaningless chatter (and some in-depth conversations...kind of), she has actually asked me if I would be willing to watch her newborn come January. This is huge. You do not ask just anyone to watch your child...even for one day a week. So, she must not think I am that weird if she is willing to allow me to care for her baby. I was actually really excited. I have been looking for something to add to my week...and this will be perfect, plus it will hopefully prepare Landon for what his life will hold some day in the (hopefully near) future. The baby is due in late November or early December (I can't remember), so she will probably go back to work sometime in January. I am really excited about this opportunity. Someone asked me awhile back if I had asked her what her impression of that whole sticker incident was. I have not yet, but now, I think I may just be able to. This past Saturday evening we went to my friend Stacy and her husband Scott's house. They made us an amazing dinner of salad, the best sweet corn on the cob I have ever had, and chicken marinaded in this (the classic). We had never had this marinade, but we loved it so much that we went out and bought some yesterday and made it again last night for dinner. It was THAT good! Last night Jonathan and I craved a smore so badly that we lit a small piece of wood in his grill so that we could roast A marshmellow each. Talk about going to extremes to have a snack. Besides being a bit smokey...it was quite delicious! We took Landon to Barnes and Noble this weekend. We have not taken him there in about a year, but before that we went all of the time...as in a few times a week. They have a Thomas the train set and a big stage that kids can play on. He loved it...and it was free entertainment. I remember having so many random conversations with random women whose kids were also playing there. Anyway, this past weekend when we were there, there was also a little boy who was exactly a year younger than Landon. Seeing him and seeing Landon was such an illustration to me of just how much my little boy has grown up in this past year. When we were last there, Landon was barely talking (words here and there). This time, he was a constant chatter box about the water tower and the train going under and over the bridge and the roundhouse and at one point, he was walking about the table COUNTING all of the cars. When he was done with the train set, he wanted to go sit on the stage and read books. Last time, he would not sit still for more than half a second. My little boy, in so many ways, is growing up.

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