A weekend with Edith
It was Yom Kippur and Edith, Jeff's mom came for her annual stay at our apartment. We madly cleaned up, blew up the aero mattress to put on top of the mattress that she finds uncomfortable and awaited her arrival.
She brought lasagna and salad for dinner and we attended the Col Nidre service at our local synagogue, Beth elohim around the corner. We really enjoyed the service, especially the beautiful music and songs.
When we returned to our apartment we watched TV, and looked at pictures of some of the furniture we were thinking of buying for the baby's room. We also discussed her gift to us of a stroller. I told her about the price range of strollers - from the average Maclaren ( 200-400), to the top of the line bugaboo (700-800). We went on-line and looked at pictures of Bugaboos, Maclarens Peg Peregos. She dismissed the Maclaren as being too insubstantial with not enough support for the baby; she liked the Peg Perego because it has a counter in the front for juice and food and is more cushioned. The bugaboo she didn't understand at all.
Edith had decided to buy us the stroller because she was going to buy us a crib, but since Lesley had a perfectly adequate one, she didn't think it would be necessary to buy a new one. of course, that got my back up a little. It seems so disingenous to offer to buy someone something and then decide they should take a hand me down. I argued that we hadn't completely decided if we were to keep the one from Lesley. She said that not doing so might hurt lesley's feelings. So of course it is not about us or our baby anymore, but about Edith or Lesley. Needless to say, I was feeling annoyed.
On saturday we took a walk in the park and I pointed out all the various strollers. Most parents in Park Slope have Maclarens for their kids. We met one woman who had something called a "Phil and Tom" or something like that from New Zealand which is sort of like a jogging stroller, but made to hold an infant and toddler. It has big wheels and it is nicely designed. It is also cheaper than the bugaboo. It can be seen on Joggingstrollers.com All in all, the weekend with Edith was pleasant and stressfull.
She brought lasagna and salad for dinner and we attended the Col Nidre service at our local synagogue, Beth elohim around the corner. We really enjoyed the service, especially the beautiful music and songs.
When we returned to our apartment we watched TV, and looked at pictures of some of the furniture we were thinking of buying for the baby's room. We also discussed her gift to us of a stroller. I told her about the price range of strollers - from the average Maclaren ( 200-400), to the top of the line bugaboo (700-800). We went on-line and looked at pictures of Bugaboos, Maclarens Peg Peregos. She dismissed the Maclaren as being too insubstantial with not enough support for the baby; she liked the Peg Perego because it has a counter in the front for juice and food and is more cushioned. The bugaboo she didn't understand at all.
Edith had decided to buy us the stroller because she was going to buy us a crib, but since Lesley had a perfectly adequate one, she didn't think it would be necessary to buy a new one. of course, that got my back up a little. It seems so disingenous to offer to buy someone something and then decide they should take a hand me down. I argued that we hadn't completely decided if we were to keep the one from Lesley. She said that not doing so might hurt lesley's feelings. So of course it is not about us or our baby anymore, but about Edith or Lesley. Needless to say, I was feeling annoyed.
On saturday we took a walk in the park and I pointed out all the various strollers. Most parents in Park Slope have Maclarens for their kids. We met one woman who had something called a "Phil and Tom" or something like that from New Zealand which is sort of like a jogging stroller, but made to hold an infant and toddler. It has big wheels and it is nicely designed. It is also cheaper than the bugaboo. It can be seen on Joggingstrollers.com All in all, the weekend with Edith was pleasant and stressfull.
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