Presidents’ Week with the Boys
February 2016
We thought school vacation during
Presidents’ Week would be a good time to have grandsons William & Miles up
for a visit. Matt & Anthea agreed, given their complicated schedules. Sat.
2/15 we rendezvous with Matt & the boys at our favorite half-way New Paltz
diner for dinner. The fun starts that evening with a rousing UNO game, made
more so when UNO hustler William keeps trying to insert his “school rules” (he
plays regularly at the after-school program
̶ hope he’s not gambling his
lunch money). We ruled them out of order, but promised to use them later in
their stay when we all know what they are. His variations do prove to spice
things up a bit and move the game along faster. We also manage to work in an
Aggravation game during their visit.
A “polar vortex” comes thru during the
night, and we awake Sunday to -13°F, wind chill of -30°! NYC Central Park is below 0 for the 1st
time since 1994, so this is surely the coldest the boys have experienced. But such
weather is not unfamiliar to those of us who’ve lived in Wisconsin, and we’re
undaunted for our busy Valentine’s Day. Grandma has put goodies on the kitchen
table for the boys (Grandpa included). While I’m singing with the choir William
& Miles make colorful Valentine posters that are sent via phone to Mom
& Dad in Queens. I return and we all head up the Northway about 30 miles to
Saratoga.
