Priceless

Why take a picture of a park bench?

Well, because it’s a visible symbol of how good it is to have my parents here.  I can happily leave the girls in their care and go out to run errands without having to buckle and unbuckle kids into their car seats; I can drop into a market to buy lunch without having to swat curious hands away from displays of chips and cookies; I can sit down on a park bench (pictured above) and leisurely eat my wrap without having to wipe anybody else’s sticky fingers or mouths.

Oh, and last but not least, I can walk into a Starbucks and smell the glorious scent of overpriced coffee without having to zoom through the drive-through and explain to the girls that no, they cannot have some of my coffee that looks (and tastes) suspiciously like ice cream.     

Tall Iced Mocha with Whip Cream: $3.85. 

Sipping the mocha slowly in silence: Priceless.