Thursday, June 5 - Friday, June 6

The kids are transitioning to summer mode. On Thursday they slept in then spent the day in a variety of activities: Lucia went for a run, made s'mores bars, and did some diamond painting; Greta read, did her laundry, and sat beside Lucia while she did her diamond painting (I think they were watching a show on Lucia's laptop). Later, we watched some This Is Us.

Today, Lucia went for a run and ended at Dunkin' Donuts, where she met up with a friend and then hung out at Riverstone Books. They found a Taylor Swift lyric-analysis book, and called Greta to join them at the bookstore; Greta walked down and they all hung out there for a while. Meanwhile, during a break between meetings, I called all over the house for Greta; I had no idea she'd left. I'd actually had no idea Lucia had tacked a run onto her plan to meet her friend, until she told me later. Once they got home, they both did some diamond painting. They're planning to bring diamond painting supplies to NH this year along with the usual beads.

Inspired by the new Taylor Swift book, Lucia asked where to find my copy of The Great Gatsby--apparently there are a lot of connections with TS lyrics, and she and her friend have decided to read it. That's exactly the kind of self-directed literary discovery that, had we not had a taste of homeschooling during lockdown, would have made me think we should homeschool the kids. And then I laugh and laugh and laugh.

Tonight, the girls and I went to Kura for some conveyor-belt sushi, which was lots of fun. A nice end-of-school celebration. (Andrew is in California for work.) Back home, we watched This Is Us. 

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