Cranky

My peddling muscles are getting stronger thanks to a rather challenging morning commute. Adam has started in first grade at the Frick Environmental Charter School in Regent's Square. This is a new venture that exists outside the Pittsburgh School District and, consequently, has more freedom to design its curriculum than the other local (mired in bureaucracy) schools. Because the school is on the doorstep (literally) of Frick Park the daily learning activities are designed to get the kids into the park at every opportunity. Not sure how this will work but I think it is a very cool idea and clearly lots of other mums and dads do too as the school is oversubscribed despite being brand new. Adam is in Mr Nardini's class and the head is a Brit so you can't beat that can ya? And it's FREEEEEEEE!!!

Anyway...the morning commute.

Adam and I peddle from Wightman St around the edge of Frick Park and into Regent's Square. After I have dropped him off I descend into Frick Park and out the other side into Squirrel Hill. Then I go down the Schenley Park trail and into Panther Hollow before climbing back out into Oakland where I stop at my fave coffee venue (The Crazy Mocha/Dancing Goat). Then the whole process is repeated at the end of the day, after which I collapse in a chair and have a doze until tea time.