Three for Gub'ner

We (Dan, John, and I) visited Drumtwacket, the New Jersey Governor’s Mansion that is located just outside of Princeton, about four miles from where we live, this week. Garden clubs from around the state had each decorated one room on the ground floor. Our favorite room was the dining room, which was designed to look like a 19th century dinner party complete with place tags for people who had likely dined with the first owner. We also learned about New Jersey inventors and were told that the last private owner of the home had invented Latex.

John likes to pump in his baby swing. I don’t think the swing had batteries when we were given it, but if it did, I know I never replaced them! The swing is in our dining room and is a handy place for John to sit when we dine in there instead of in the kitchen. John pumps very well and sometimes gets going high enough to cause me and Dan to be somewhat nervous.

Unfortunately, John has developed a bizarre way of slowing down. Since he currently wears a band on his head and can’t feel any head impact, he simply places his head between the side bars and lets them bang his head to slow himself down.

He’s going to have a rude awakening when the band comes off for good!