So this is week two of Lori and Gracie full throttle. No more keeping GG home when she is in a good mood and then dropping her at the babysitters when she is in tantrum mode. She is all mine. An absolute blessing, yes. I know there are many Moms that have to work and would rather be home with the kids so I am lucky....right? "What ever your hand finds to do, do it with all of your might". Been perusing Ecclesiastes and among some other verses about my lot in life and toilsome troubles.. but this one seemed to inspire. So, though my hand would prefer to find a manicurist, I am embracing the stay at home Mom role. In my striving to do it with all of my might...we went to the park to play.
Yesterday it was Bergamont park by Mark Twain Elementary and King High School-ish a block off of Van Buren at Cole. It was a great park but no one was there. Only me and GG which I thought was weird. Where was everyone? It has older but great play equipment and a great track for the trike and grass and trees with shade...but no people. We went again today and again at 10:00 am no one. We decided to try Orange Terrace Park and there were tons of kids and Moms and Dads, playing, running, screaming and crying just like a park should be. The parks are within a mile and a half of each other. True, Orange Crest is booming with homes and the park is easy access but Bergamont park is surrounded by homes and close to schools so why was not one single sole there?
A stay at home Dad with his triplets and a baby (yikes) at OT park gave me the scoop. Apparently it is where drug deals go down and at a certain time of the day the bad element from King and surrounding areas go there to smoke pot and get in fights. WHAT??? He said it was common knowledge that after school fights were always set up to go down at that park and that he stopped going there when some kids were smoking pot near the playground and when he asked them to please move they told him no and to go ahead and call the police, that they would not do anything to them anyway. Again I say...WHAT?
So like, apparently, all of the homeowners and parents in the area I will just go to Orange Terrace Park and ignore the fact that unsavory goings on are happening there. My brother in law works at King. I am going to ask him if he knows anything about this. I will let you know.
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