Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 - 8:45 a.m.

Eventually she opted for the couch and so the sleeping has been all right.

The train ride was most fun. Q managed all right despite her obvious apprehensiveness. Last year we couldn't have done it. The only bad part with her was at the Grand Canyon when she kept wanting to climb up on the walls and rocks...you know, the ones with a precipitous drop INTO THE GRAND CANYON. Her refrain these days is "I just want to do what I want to do!" As if we're going to say, well all right then, good luck. That child. Goodness.

Then yesterday we decorated U's cake and ate it and he opened presents and played with them all day. It was very relaxed and pleasant. Today is my birthday and I am also hoping for relaxed and pleasant. Plus pie.

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