The Red Sled

I saw this amazing red sled on the web site for a local store and went through all the tedious steps to order it before I thought, no, it's not worth $12 for this item which will go immeidately into the back of our closets. Then the snow forecasts began to come in and the weathermen began beating the tom toms about snow until you were really EXCITED. Then the snow began to come and on Thursday I put in the order for the sled and actually was so impatient that I had them messenger the sled to us. I thought I had ordered two of them but apparently it was only one. We took the sled out to Central park on Sunday morning and had a fabulous time. The sled just fits your rear end and looks like a smashed cherry but it moves like 60. I was terrified and then felt better because Kate was terrified too. It's small and speedy. We all took turns sledding down the hills and then walked with Miss Murray through the Park selecting random hills to try out. It was a great morning and everybody had a good time.

On Friday Kate went on a last minute sleepover and so Arnie and I had a grown up evening at the local French restaurant which is always nice. Saturday we went to check out a fencing gym where kate will be learning to fence during one week of her Spring vacation and then we went off to the Children's international Film Festival to see something that I, in my infinite wisdom, had selected. It was awful. Well, maybe not awful but more like a pale copy of a Miazaki film. Awful.

And on Sunday, because Mom, always knows best, we went to a Children's International Film Festival workshop about making films which was full of 4 year olds. All the 12-13 year olds had this steely -- why did you make me come here -- look on their faces. So we left early and went to the Moma Design store which kate loves. She doesn't like Museums but she loves design stores. Every little bit helps. That and many many apologies about how I will never, ever sign us up for anything without a consultation first.