Mr. Mom

My wife's parents also went to New Jersey for the wedding and are staying for an extra week. Without childcare, I'm staying home for this week and some of next week to take care of Eloise while Eloise is at work. That involves a nonstop cycle of playing, feeding, and napping (during which I check email and try to stay up on GR). For the playing part, I'm trying to do something different every morning and afternoon so (1) she is mentally stimulated/doesn't get bored and (2) I don't go nuts.


This afternoon we hiked up from The Trails snack shop in Griffith Park to the observatory at the top of the hill. When Eloise grows up, will she even know who James Dean is? Maybe she'll see Rebel Without A Cause in a film class and think of this picture during its climax, which was shot at the observatory.


It was kind of smoggy, but the view wasn't bad and there was a nice breeze. I had to run after her hat once after it blew off. Actually, I got a lot of smiles from tourists. It was nice to talk in an "adult voice" now and then, giving the hike extra value.


The other repercussion of Wendy's parents being out of town is that we're on our own for food. (We're totally spoiled because her dad usually cooks dinner for her, packs dinner for me, and gives us enough for lunch for the next day!) So the morning's field trip was to the closest Asian market: Seafood City in Eagle Rock. It's a Filipino chain that has a bunch of Chinese groceries.


Maybe next time we'll dare to enter Fil-Mart!