Stay-cation - continued

On August 20, day two of the Carlson stay-cation, we all headed into to New York City to visit one of our favorite places - the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At the bus stop, we had a small scare. Right as the bus drove up, Detective Daddy discovered that Andrew had stashed all his pocket-knives and other sharp boy scout gear in an outer pocket of his backpack. A quick dash back to the car and a thankfully long line of passengers to board enabled Andrew to stow his weapons in a much wiser location, before the bus

departed for New York. A close call! Although Sheryl was disappointed that her favorite painting, "George Washington Crossing the Delaware," was in restoration, the day was on the whole a success. We toured the revamped American Wing. Actually, we moved backwards through the displays, because the Carlsons can

never tour anything properly, cannot take a hint from the masses of other visitors walking "backwards" through the exhibits, and refuse to notice signs stating what to do. Since it was a lovely day, we caravanned out of the museum to the adjacent Central Park, where we ate lunch and tried to nap - a prevailing fashion on city parks it seems!

For day number three, Miss Ronda treated all of us to a Sight and Sound production "In the Beginning." Sight and Sound is a Mennonite, highly professional theater located in Lancaster, PA that performs stories fleshed out from biblical accounts. The play "In the Beginning" chronicled from Creation to the death of Adam. We were impressed by the tasteful managing of some difficult portions of this story as well as the pointed emphasis upon the themes of redemption and salvation through Jesus Christ introduced all the way back in the beginning.
Some of the pictures are from our lunch/dinner at Good an' Plenty, a country-style restaurant which serves amazing food.
"Man makes his plans, but God directs his steps." We had planned to spend our weekend visiting Boston's Liberty Trail. However, during the intensive time together,

we had been able observe increasing seizure activity in Andrew. On Saturday morning, Andrew had a very obvious seizure, which my parents and Andrew's doctor judged serious enough to demand immediate attention. Andrew was admitted to the Morristown's children's hospital to undergo tests and close observation. Although this was not the plan we had hoped for, the time in the hospital was still an extended opportunity for family time of which we took advantage. We are very thankful for that God is in control and that His timing is always perfect. Further, we are thankful for the excellent care Andrew received at the hospital, and the swift diagnosis by a doctor who specializes with pediatric seizures.