The weekend did not disappoint. We arrived in Sharon around
10 on Friday morning. After unpacking the car, Barry picked up Eliana and Maya
and brought them over to our apartment. We played and then prepared some
macaroni and cheese for lunch. Maya seemed a bit lethargic and barely touched
the lunch, and we were concerned that she was having a relapse of the virus
from the previous week. Fortunately, it seems she was just tired from having
been up a bit too late the night before, and was her usual self by Saturday
morning. We had Friday night dinner with Dina and family.
At my therapy session last week, Heidi had recommended a
number of games I should play, including Mille Bornes, a game I had not played
since high school. Coincidentally, Aaron had just bought the game last week! After
dinner Friday night, Dina and Gabriella, Aaron and Barry, and Joshua and I formed
3 teams and Aaron taught us how to play. We had a great time.
On Friday there had been smoke (yet again, hopefully to be
resolved this week) in the synagogue building, so I stayed away on Saturday
morning. We had two couples, long-time friends, join us for lunch at our
apartment. It was really nice having some time with them, and although we all
have grandchildren with whom we adore spending time, we were able to agree that
having a quiet “grown-up” afternoon every now and then is a real treat. I am
glad we were able to carve out that time.
Sunday was a busy day. Barry worked all morning while I took
care of a number of household tasks, and then we headed off to McCoy Stadium in
Pawtucket, RI, home of the minor league baseball PawSox team. This was the
second time we had gone there. It is a great afternoon of fun, especially for
Joshua, and would involve a fairly minimal cost if not for all the snacks: soft
pretzels, popcorn, licorice, peanuts, and drinks! I marvel that Joshua is so
thin! Unfortunately, in the four games we have seen since last summer (two PawSox
and two Mets), we have yet to see the home team win. Still, a good time was
had by all.
While we were at the game, Simmie and Ronen and Dina and
Aaron took the girls to a carnival that was a fundraiser for a local day camp.
Then we all gathered at Simmie and Ronen’s house for a family barbeque. Barry
had brought up the meat, Simmie provided veggie burgers, Dina made potato salad
and Simmie made cole slaw, Barry and Ronen manned the grill, and we had a
terrific dinner.
We got up early Monday morning to head back to New York. The
first order of business for Barry was to head to Mount Sinai for a meeting. For
me, it was to call the home security company. When we were ready to leave on
Friday, the house alarm showed a cryptic message and we were unable to set the
alarm. I figured that the probability that someone would attempt to break into
our house this particular weekend was relatively low, since to our knowledge
there has never been an attempt in over 13 years that we have lived here. So we
locked up and hoped for the best, and when we arrived home there was no sign of
activity. The alarm company came out Monday afternoon and fixed it so we are
all set now for our next trip.
Over the weekend we heard about an upcoming concert in
Boston later this month to raise money for victims of the Boston Marathon
attack. The headliners include James Taylor and Carole King. We managed to buy
two tickets this morning, not great seats but it will undoubtedly be a moving
event, and although I do consider myself a New Yorker, I am proud and happy to
put on my “Boston hat” for this one.
Have a great week!
Love,
Rebecca
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