ode to my home town three

unfortunately, ava's grandma is very ill. fortunately, she's getting better every day. to help her along the way, ava and i have unexpectedly relocated ourselves to thunder bay until the end of august. although the whole situation is obviously quite unfortunate, and we both miss daddy very much, there are few places as nice as thunder bay to be in late summer.

things i have appreciated about my home town (and the people in it) on this visit include :

1. local friends started calling me in san francisco with offers of assistance within an hour of me finding out that my mother was sick. (small town = efficient gossip network)
2. it took me all of 10 minutes with a phone book to locate a daycare for ava for the summer. added bonus : it's the nicest daycare i've ever dreamed of.
3. when ava and i arrived at grandma's house, there was a baby pool waiting for us on the back deck. (seriously, how cool is my mom's neighbour!)

in addition to serving as a grandma entertainment device, i've been trying to make sure that ava gets to spend some time experiencing summer the way it's meant to be enjoyed : naked and with water (if you're two that is!). ava's been having a grand old time romping around the backyard, blowing bubbles, hopping in and out of her pool and squishing the poor cat.