Splish-splash

Next week the girl will step away from Jujitsu/Muay Thai during the week to give swim a try.  She wanted to do the Kraken swim team, so here we are.  This of course means I need to hurry and get some supplies (flippers, backup goggles/cap) but also a racing suit.  She's not going to be happy about that last one as they aren't as modest as she prefers.  I'm hoping if she gets to pick which ones she wants she'll be more filling to wear it.

A day off

Memorial day, quite literally the start of summer.  This year it marks the last week of school.  Girl had a great weekend sleeping in, hanging out with her bestie and neighbor friends, and -- best of all -- not doing homework.  They've already brought home some books that we keep too.

I started to make a lunch for tomorrow, the next to last full day of school, and I had a moment.  I realized that as annoying as it can be on busy days to need to make a lunch and snack before I can call it a night - before I know it this will end.  For now, just for the summer, but at some point there won't be lunches to pack.

I am just a few days away from having a second grader.  That doesn't sound bad, but 8 is looming, half way to driving!  She's so tall and her voice is even changing.  She is, by far, not a little girl any more.  Slow down.

All the things

Here I am, very behind again.  Avery is doing quite well at school - to a fault honestly.  When she had a B on something she brought home she was rather displeased.  It's hard lesson when things come pretty easy most of the time and one she doesn't like to hear - but some things require practice and you won't be good at everything.

Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai continue to go well.  She has her days where she doesn't want to go, especially if it is gi on, but for the most part she seems to enjoy it.  At this point she is a 3 stripe white belt.

She is in the midst of another round of swimming lessons at the high school - I think this will be her last set.  She successfully swam the full length of the pool with a few head pop ups to breath.  I think she is on track if she wanted to try out for Kraken's swim team, not that we have enough hours in the day for all the things.

Catechism wrapped up the week before Easter, giving us the chance to sleep in on Sundays.  ... and let's be honest, first grade is almost complete.

Her summer is starting to shape up.  Again she will go to our church's summer fun week, and likely the presby church's vacation bible school (depending on when they're having it -- yet to be announced). We have two weeks of vacation planned again as well.  In between those things we will squeeze in 2-3 weeks of Camp Splash. Polish it off w/ a couple of weeks sleeping in and chilling... and her summer is completely spoken for.

I'm fine. *swoon*

Girl was up before me this morning.  I came down to find her fully dressed for school and watching TV.  I guess she got a good night's sleep.  Her eyes were still watery and she wasn't reading the fever she had last night, but still I convinced her it was best to stay home.  She is a trooper.  We'll see how well she is feeling based on how much she fights me on the nap I told her she had to take mid-day today.

Fever!

This weekend was packed.  Avery got to spend time with her bestie.  Saturday we went bowling, out to eat with his family, and then to an arcade.  She brought along his Valentine gift with a homemade card.  God bless the gal, she's bold - she straight up asked him to marry her and said if not, you're my boyfriend.  Today (Sunday) we went to a local fundraiser event called Sweet Sunday and sugared up.(after cathecism and church).

She was off all day, but went down hill fast later in the afternoon.  Before I knew it she was cold and was asking to go to bed at 6:30pm.  By the time I tucked her in she had a 99.5 reading at her ear and a 98.6 at her forehead.  She doesn't get sick often, I'm not used to seeing her like that.

I guess I need to look up the procedure for school if she wakes up not where she needs to be.

Growth

Last night she got on the scale and weighed in at 59.5 #.  How?  She is still so trim.  I had asked her in the morning if she grew again as she looked taller, so we measured - and she sure did - 4'3".  One more inch and she can ride a ton of other amusement rides.

Muay thai and Jujitsu are going well, it is easy to see her improvement.  Managed to secure her second stripe even.

Music lessons have been so irregular due to the teacher fighting off sickness and she hasn't grown to enjoy that yet.

Mean Girl

Has the kid gotten "in trouble" at pre-school and school before?  Yes, of course.  That's normal.  Yesterday I got a message from the teacher that actually bothered me... but even as I type that I back up and think of Sheldon on Big Bang Theory when his mother told him that it was okay to be smarter than everyone, you just can't tell them that.  Is it "being mean" if a word spoken is technically accurate?  Yes - even in a world that tell us to be blissfully accepting of being this word.  I was disappointed.  We talked.  She cried.  She isn't a mean kid, so it was hard.