A fine spring weekend
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Haven't done a generic update in a while.
Last weekend--originally it was going to be Saturday but we moved it to Sunday--we went with my parents to the orchid show at the Botanic Gardens. The last time I went was to the neon-lit night orchid exhibit in 2020, and I'm glad I saw that then because this weekend was back to normal. It was also packed--we nearly didn't make our ticket time because we arrived at the gardens early enough and then joined a long line of cars trying to get in and parked. Everyone wanted to get out into that warm, sunny, 21°C weather. There was someone directing traffic inside the orchid exhibit, which I've never seen before--it's always been popular but still sparse enough that it's easy to move around in. This time it was packed, but no so packed that we couldn't stop for papa to take some family photos:
We brought a stroller, but papa was happy to carry Laila most of the time. It's only fair--when he's over at our home he's usually working on some task and doesn't get to interact with Laila was much as nana does. This time he showed Laila all the orchids, she kept trying to grab and eat the orchids, and a good time was had by all, even with the crowding. Someone even called Laila a beautiful flower.
After we saw all the orchids and the nearby desert exhibit, we were going to go check out the Japanese Garden or the prairie area, but![[instagram.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/profile_icons/instagram.png)
sashagee wasn't feeling her best--we stopped by the smoothie station but it was closed for the season, so we headed home instead and my father got more of a chance to do some dad things, installing a gate at the top of the stairs so Laila won't take a tumble and putting some paint swatches on the wall. Soon our home will be sashageeified! I was fine with just having white or off-white walls, though admittedly that was mostly based on me rarely being home. Now that I'm home all the time, and will be home more often in the future even after the end of the Plague Years, maybe some more colorful walls would be nice. And Laila will certainly like them more.
On Mondaysashagee was still feeling well so we took a walk down to the Middle Eastern Grocery store! I offered to carry Laila but sashagee pushed the stroller, because she said she wanted to be the proud mom pushing a cute baby around, and we did get several people telling us how cute Laila was! We stocked up on hummus and pita and halvah and then stopped by at George's on the way home, so we could get one last ice cream there before they close for good at the end of the month. They didn't have the spicy whiskey and green tea combo that I used to get, but the strawberry and maple nut I got was delicious too.
Sadly,sashagee doesn't seem to be responding well to her medicine. She started it on Saturday, which was why we were able to do so much the last couple days. But yesterday her symptoms started up again, and while today they're better, they're still there. She probably just needs her dosage adjusted, but it's a bit disheartening that after she finally thought she found a solution she's feeling worse again. Hopefully a bit of change is all it takes and then we'll be going on family walks in the sunshine! 
Last weekend--originally it was going to be Saturday but we moved it to Sunday--we went with my parents to the orchid show at the Botanic Gardens. The last time I went was to the neon-lit night orchid exhibit in 2020, and I'm glad I saw that then because this weekend was back to normal. It was also packed--we nearly didn't make our ticket time because we arrived at the gardens early enough and then joined a long line of cars trying to get in and parked. Everyone wanted to get out into that warm, sunny, 21°C weather. There was someone directing traffic inside the orchid exhibit, which I've never seen before--it's always been popular but still sparse enough that it's easy to move around in. This time it was packed, but no so packed that we couldn't stop for papa to take some family photos:
We brought a stroller, but papa was happy to carry Laila most of the time. It's only fair--when he's over at our home he's usually working on some task and doesn't get to interact with Laila was much as nana does. This time he showed Laila all the orchids, she kept trying to grab and eat the orchids, and a good time was had by all, even with the crowding. Someone even called Laila a beautiful flower.
After we saw all the orchids and the nearby desert exhibit, we were going to go check out the Japanese Garden or the prairie area, but
sashagee wasn't feeling her best--we stopped by the smoothie station but it was closed for the season, so we headed home instead and my father got more of a chance to do some dad things, installing a gate at the top of the stairs so Laila won't take a tumble and putting some paint swatches on the wall. Soon our home will be sashageeified! I was fine with just having white or off-white walls, though admittedly that was mostly based on me rarely being home. Now that I'm home all the time, and will be home more often in the future even after the end of the Plague Years, maybe some more colorful walls would be nice. And Laila will certainly like them more.On Monday
sashagee was still feeling well so we took a walk down to the Middle Eastern Grocery store! I offered to carry Laila but sashagee pushed the stroller, because she said she wanted to be the proud mom pushing a cute baby around, and we did get several people telling us how cute Laila was! We stocked up on hummus and pita and halvah and then stopped by at George's on the way home, so we could get one last ice cream there before they close for good at the end of the month. They didn't have the spicy whiskey and green tea combo that I used to get, but the strawberry and maple nut I got was delicious too.Sadly,
sashagee doesn't seem to be responding well to her medicine. She started it on Saturday, which was why we were able to do so much the last couple days. But yesterday her symptoms started up again, and while today they're better, they're still there. She probably just needs her dosage adjusted, but it's a bit disheartening that after she finally thought she found a solution she's feeling worse again. Hopefully a bit of change is all it takes and then we'll be going on family walks in the sunshine! 
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