This was Neko’s first school field trip. Participation was optional, but I felt compelled to attend. I couldn’t imagine a bunch of parents showing up, but me not be one of them. Neko would have been really disappointed.
I arranged for my dad to watch Shep and Ellery so Neko and I could have some one-on-one time. I think I had some image in my head of the two of us, hand in hand, walking through the pumpkin patch. And while it was a fine trip, it was really just a hay ride and then picking a pumpkin out of a bin. And Neko was having a bit of a grouchy day and had a big meltdown toward the end of the trip.
Sometimes life is truly spectacular. Sometimes life is the pits. But sometimes, I suppose, it has to just be sort of mediocre, and you gotta be okay with that.