Sunday - a day of rest & househunting (part 4)

Slept in again this morning. Well, we needed it. Lexie was still adjusting to jet-lag (but was getting better). But we left the hotel at around 8.30-9am The plan of attack was to do the drive up to Norwood, MA (where Andy was to report to work on Tuesday), to get an idea of the roads, travel times, traffic, the amount of moose/racoon/bears/rednecks on the roads, the speed limits, the hiding places for police...you get the idea. Travel time? About 40 minutes. Arrived at Norwood. Brought back some major memories for Andy - all of them good! We headed into the town of Norwood itself, turned out to be very pleasant. Really nice little place. Breakfast at Dunkin' Donuts. Where, once again, Lexie turned on the charm for the locals. As they came in the door the first thing they saw as they waited in line was Lexie, and didn't she enjoy the attention!! Drove out towards Medfield, Medway, and the other towns in the area. Saw some beautiful places, and yes there are plenty on the market. However it would be better described as "quantity...not quality". In order to find what you're looking for, you really have to hunt! We have at least decided that this is the general area that we want to look in. Quaint little towns, lots of green, a bit on the rural side in places, now we just have to find the house. And only a short drive for Andy to work. Stopped for lunch in a little place called Bellingham. No, not the one near Seattle! :-) Dropped into the local Dairly Queen (probably our biggest issue with the area, not much in the way of eateries that aren't either sit-down restaurants or fast-food outlets), picked up a burger each and took then over to the town common just across the road, and had a picnic in the park. Gorgeous weather, about 24C and beautiful blue skies. Lexie enjoyed herself playing with blades of grass etc and watching the other kids fly kites. She is getting so much steadier on her feet. She had a big walk holding onto Daddy's hands with no prodding on what to do with her feet. A smidge more balance, and she'll be walking by herself. We aren't pushing her. We actually want her to be controllable for a few more months (years?).

Drove back to Providence, ruling out a couple of other areas (Woonsocket and Attleboro) that weren't quite what we expected. For dinner we splurged and headed to the local McCormick and Schmick seafood place. We were hoping Lexie would sleep through the meal again and took her in the pram, but it didn't work so well. There was no room on the table for Lexie to sit, so we had to try and eat our dinners whilst contending with the little octopus, I mean really, how long are your arms girl........????