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elusis's class on Tuesday, say. Which brought us past Pier 39, which is right next to the Aquarium by the Bay, which might be a fun outing on one of our remaining sunny days. Or visiting

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I am having a slight twinge of middle-class parenting guilt at the fact that I don't have the kids enrolled in any enrichment classes. I'm thinking about it, but right now the budget is stretched so tight just to cover preschool. And also I don't drive. (Gotta work on that.)

I am assuaging this a bit by reminding myself that we do a lot of one-shot "adventures." Like visiting <user name=elusis site=livejournal.com>'s class on Tuesday, say. Which brought us past Pier 39, which is right next to the Aquarium by the Bay, which might be a fun outing on one of our remaining sunny days. Or visiting <user=wild_irises> office, though if we go back for a return trip I'm afraid the kids may be disappointed to learn there will be no ice cream sandwiches waiting for them.

And we do art at home. We make carrot soup, sort of. We grow our garden. We go to the library. We meander up hidden staircases in our neighborhood and skip across the highway bridge. And the zoo.* And the botanical gardens. And I think there will be pumpkin patches and farm day and Dia de los Muertos and suchlike coming up. And I could be up for some public transportation day trips here and there too.

Still, I think some physical activity classes will be in order when I can make them happen.

(Also, I think I will compile a rainy-day activity list.)

<small>* Simone: "Mommy, you wrote zoo. Why are you writing zoo? Why did you write Simone? Mom?"</small>