Strategy

When I have Huelan for the day like I did this past Sunday, my strategy is usually to load up the schedule. It was a great east bay weekend to be outside, so we spent the entire day out and about.

We started at the Temescal farmers' market. We werent really hungry, but found room for a pretzel croissant anyway. Picked up a baby tomato plant. Huelan also supported these two girls who set up a lemonade stand- at a quarter a cup, we splurged and got two.

She's not real good at the scooter yet, but she's getting better. She practiced in between pointing out that dogs sometimes have spots and picking pebbles out of the dry mud creek.

As soon as that place got old, we headed to a park where she made a few friends and burried her lap in dirt. Her reward for that? Popsicle. Then, Home Depot for some potting soil. She knocked out on the way home as planned, which gave me some time to install the last sprinkler timers and drip lines in the yard.

(Side note: automatic sprinklers are awesome, life changing even. It's like the first time you have laundry inside your pad- just a whole different way of getting through the week. I really dislike lawn care, so this takes a huge load off. Now if only I could keep the dandelions at bay.)

When she woke up, it was time to get the baby tomato plant potted. By this time Liz was back from her girls' spa retreat and helped get the patio ready. We got the tomato settled in a sunny corner, and lounged on the deck to catch the rest of the sun.

Not a bad Sunday. Yes, it can be pretty mundane, but a daddy daughter day is never boring.