Veterans Day

A holiday for me and not a holiday for Kate. These are the good times. I wasn't able to sleep really late because Arnie and I took Kate to school so that we could be there to participate as Middle School reps at the 8:00 am. Waste of time but then we are just doing our good parent thing. I actually miss spending time at the school in marked contrast to the amount of time and social interaction I had with teachers and other parents during Kate's Lower School Career. In middle school there is almost a pushing away of parents which i think doesn't make fund raising sense.

Anyway we had a chance to wander through the Green Market, make some wonderful impulse purchases and walk home together which was really nice. I wouldn't want to do this every day because it would mean that we were retired! Aaagh. The city was getting ready for the Veterans Day parade and our conversations were occasionally interrupted by the roar of motorcycles streaming up Park Avenue to get into position for the Parade. A trip to the gym and then off to lunch with a friend. Again a perfect day but not one that I would want on a regular basis. A quick trip through Saks to see what the other half is wearing and then I walked home down 5th Avenue and watched some of the Parade. The bag pipers always make me cry because their sound is so mournful and speaks so eloquently of loss. More people were watching this Parade than in recent years...