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ship, but I wish they'd do something else. They do let her write
her own name on her paper now, which she's been able to do
since last summer when she practiced & learned to write
Eileen so that she could have her own library card. We
haven't yet visited either the Cambridge or Boston Public
libraries yet, but will do when time permits. The latter is
supposed to be very good. We have a million museums to see
here, starting with the Museum of Fine Arts & the Gardner
Museum. Our trip to the Children's Museum was a rousing
success. They're having an exhibit of costumes thru the ages
at the MFA, & it will be over soon, so we're hoping to take
that in this coming 3-day weekend. It's been raining
for a week, so the kids are really feeling cramped. They'll
probably have an interesting but undignified romp
thru the museum. Last weekend we got them all fixed
up with rainboots & mittens, so they're prepared for
the weather so far. We haven't gotten snow stuff yet
because there are various things one can wear, & we're
really not sure what will work best for them. We walk 3 1/2
blocks to Nursery School every morning, & then I walk another
3 1/2 to the subway which means we've got to have
the right foul-weather gear. Jim has been luxuriating
to work in the car because where he goes, they have
someplace to park, but I go to downtown Boston &
parking is absolutely impossible. We really regret not