daddy's work

Daddy's work. An imaginary place, we think. A place that is very far away.  A place where Boss Bob has an office that Daddy has to go to every now and then. Daddy's work sparks curiosity, wonderment.

It's different from Mommy's work where we go to watch movies, hear bands, see parades, snack on popcorn and hot chocolate.  Mommy's work has students, many of whom we know.  Some even babysit us.  Mommy's work has Camille (a co-worker) who buys us Disney movies, sends home balloons and stickers and leftover giveaways.  Mommy's work has a preschool where we've met many of our friends.

Mommy's work seems familiar and ordinary.  But Daddy's work seems exciting, mysterious, larger than life.

So, Daddy took us into the city to see his work.  It was a long drive.

His work was hosting a family day at a city museum, so we stopped there first.  We got to see a mansion where a woman with lots of money used to live.  The house was AMAZING!  We couldn't touch anything inside the house.  But we want to live there!  We didn't get to see the third or fourth floor of the house because no one is allowed.  They said they would have to build an ugly staircase on the outside to keep people safe if there was a fire.  That would make the beautiful house very ugly.  We still wanted to see the upper floors.

Then we drove into the city where there were skyscrapers and really big buildings.  Daddy doesn't like to pay for parking, so we parked a long way from his building.  He made us walk down a very steep hill.  But he promised we wouldn't have to walk back up.

We looked up the side of the building.  It was so AMAZING!

There were lots and lots of elevators.  We had to pick the special elevator that would take us to the 56th floor.  The screen told us to pick elevator C.

Then we walked into a see of colorless cubicles.  It was like a maze and the perfect space for hide-and-seek.  We even found donuts in one of the aisles!  Daddy wouldn't let us eat them.  We sat at the big conference tables and called our meeting to order.  We wanted so badly to run up and down the sea of beige, to take sharp turns at every corner, to race each other to the door, and to laugh altogether.  Mommy wouldn't let us run!

Daddy showed us the view from the windows.  You could see the whole city - the ball parks, the bridges, and the teensy, tiny people walking down below.  It was beautiful!

Our favorite part, though, was Daddy's desk.  He had our artwork hung all over!  And pictures of us! And a picture of Mommy!

So, this was our adventure to see Daddy's work!  We LOVE our Daddy!

Mr. Man, Peace, and Pie