We had been planning to take Xak and Nova to the Pumpkin Festival, but the weather was awful – so they came over to play while their mom and dad went out on a proper date.

We had a lovely day – lots of trains, lots of stories.  Nova actually took a nap. (!)  Xak, at 4, is getting interested in writing, and wrote me a lovely letter, which included a drawing of “Iron Man, with his Powers.”  He would go outside to put the letter in the mailbox, and then ring the doorbell and call, “The mail is here!” I would go get the letter, read it with surprise and delight, and then he would take it and add something to the words or the drawing, and we would do the whole thing again.   (sigh)  Finally we had to give it up because it really was starting to rain, so we settled in for popcorn and some old-school Sesame St.

It was just the kind of day my heart was needing.