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[rivka]

I worked a half day today. First couple of hours went fine (except for the coughing), but by 12:30 I was having noticeable trouble breathing. Fortunately, I (a) had my inhaler with me, and (b) had already arranged to have Michael pick me up at 1:00.

I don't seem to be able to nap, but I'm resting. Spent a couple of hours reading in bed, went down to say hi to Alex (her nanny is here today), and am now sitting up drinking tea and trying to let my upright posture clear my sinuses.

Alex is downstairs, literally shouting with excitement. "Alex's train tracks! This one go here! Through the TUNNEL! Excuse me, engine! Boxcar go up the HILL! Alex's TRAIN TRACKS!"

Man, that was the best $13 we Santa ever spent.

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[rivka.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no kidding. There are a bunch of people making inexpensive wooden train sets that are fully compatible with Brio, these days. It's really nice.

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

Brio-compatible? I think that goes on my IKEA list for a nibling-gift.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure how well Alex would do at putting them together. I thought maybe we'd have to set them up for her each time, and then she would play by moving the trains along the track.

Unsurprisingly, she in fact can't figure out how to put it together in any of the potential closed configurations (figure-8 or a few variations on a strange rippling oval). But she also doesn't have the slightest expectation that it should be in a closed configuration. She loves to make one really long winding track that goes all the way across the room, and she can do that without any trouble at all.

(I mention this because I figure you're thinking of your nibling who is fairly close in age to Alex.)