Summer: Thurs., 8/17 - Fri., 8/18
Thurs., 8/17
A good day. I tried to get L&G to go to the zoo in the morning, but they just wanted to stay home and play with their Shopkins, which they did, out on the patio. Then they swung on the swings, rode their flash riders, and played in the yard till lunch. Then they did a little math and writing work.
In the afternoon, one of Lucia's friends came over for a playdate. They played with puffy slime and played outside. Greta--for some inexplicable reason--didn't want to play with them, despite their repeated invitations to her. Greta boggles the mind sometimes.
After the friend left, L&G and I headed to the pool for a couple of hours. L&G--who hadn't taken off their ankle bands since they'd gotten them--went on the water slides nonstop for an hour. They had so much fun. Then they played in the little pool with their Splashings for a while.
Dinner was leftovers. A pretty great summer day.
Fri., 8/18
Blech. Bad days come out of nowhere, and our worst days this summer have so often coincided with icky weather. Today was hot, humid, rain hovering on the horizon all day. It was awful, and all of our moods were too. I took L&G to the mall this morning to return two lunch boxes to Pottery Barn Kids, a dreadful errand, since I abhor going to the Short Hills Mall. The store was crowded, the girls were silly, and I couldn't get out of there fast enough.
We read books for a while, which was good, but it all just degenerated into irritability. They rallied a bit later in the day, though the weather was still terrible and rain still loomed. At 5pm, I decided we'd risk getting rained out and hustled us to the pool--today was Float Nite, and we'd gotten giant donut floats, and we did end up getting to swim for about forty-five minutes before the pool closed for the coming storm. Andrew came with us too, and it was a good turnaround to the day.
Back home, Andrew made Swedish meatballs, L&G watched and Elena, and the day ended up okay. But what a morning.
A good day. I tried to get L&G to go to the zoo in the morning, but they just wanted to stay home and play with their Shopkins, which they did, out on the patio. Then they swung on the swings, rode their flash riders, and played in the yard till lunch. Then they did a little math and writing work.
In the afternoon, one of Lucia's friends came over for a playdate. They played with puffy slime and played outside. Greta--for some inexplicable reason--didn't want to play with them, despite their repeated invitations to her. Greta boggles the mind sometimes.
After the friend left, L&G and I headed to the pool for a couple of hours. L&G--who hadn't taken off their ankle bands since they'd gotten them--went on the water slides nonstop for an hour. They had so much fun. Then they played in the little pool with their Splashings for a while.
Dinner was leftovers. A pretty great summer day.
Fri., 8/18
Blech. Bad days come out of nowhere, and our worst days this summer have so often coincided with icky weather. Today was hot, humid, rain hovering on the horizon all day. It was awful, and all of our moods were too. I took L&G to the mall this morning to return two lunch boxes to Pottery Barn Kids, a dreadful errand, since I abhor going to the Short Hills Mall. The store was crowded, the girls were silly, and I couldn't get out of there fast enough.
We read books for a while, which was good, but it all just degenerated into irritability. They rallied a bit later in the day, though the weather was still terrible and rain still loomed. At 5pm, I decided we'd risk getting rained out and hustled us to the pool--today was Float Nite, and we'd gotten giant donut floats, and we did end up getting to swim for about forty-five minutes before the pool closed for the coming storm. Andrew came with us too, and it was a good turnaround to the day.
Back home, Andrew made Swedish meatballs, L&G watched and Elena, and the day ended up okay. But what a morning.
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