Spontaneity Rocks

Ecology class was cancelled today. The email said that they were preparing for their fund raiser tomorrow and suggested we stop by then instead. This left a big ol' space on our schedule, so I made Alex's day. We went back to J.W. Tumbles for Open Gym.

We saw lots of old friends there. I explained to one mom, Liane, that we would be back to Tumbles in November. Alex had a great time running and climbing. When it was time to go, he wasn't too happy until I told him that we would be going to the diner and the hardware store. He was all about the hardware store.

He surprised me more than once today, though. I told him that we also had to go to Village Hall to order some recycling bins. When we'd done it, he asked me when we were going to get the recycling bins. (I'd ordered them to be delivered.) Cooperation with an errand? That's new.

But that wasn't the only surprise. Lately, he's been very spontaneous with his hugs and affectionate expressions, like telling me that he loves me. Today, he stopped by the sidewalk grass to pick a flower, like he commonly does, but he handed it to me instead of keeping it.

You know I pressed that flower. It's a passed on dandelion, at least a few weeks out of bloom, but I pressed it anyway.

Friday, September 30