We got Michelle’s photos back from her photo shoot with her viola! I love them so much and Rebecca Mabey is truly an artist. I can’t wait to have my other kids take pictures with her too.
Natalie started going to “Dyslexia Base Camp” through the school district. It is Mondays - Thursdays in June but she’ll have an escape in the middle. I was so happy when I picked her up that first day and Natalie reported that her day was better than she thought it would be. They call their teacher Mr. T-Rex (sounds perfect for 10 year olds), Natalie was happy to be learning the cups song in music class, and she really liked the dyslexic kids from high school who help out. This doesn’t mean she wants to go to summer school instead of playing with her friends but it does mean she’s willing to get out of bed and go in the mornings.
Danny’s baseball game an hour away was canceled due to thunderstorms, which meant I got to watch Natalie’s softball game instead of going with A’s family. It was a joy to watch her play with perfect weather and some great hitting, fielding, and running. It was a low scoring game, 2-3, but all the girls seemed happy.
Danny was more than happy to go watch the newest Spider-Man movie in the theater with C instead. Turns out half price Tuesdays are a thing again and if you buy your ticket in person you don’t have to pay the app’s convenience fee. I’ll have to remember that. While the boys were at the movie theater and Natalie and I were at the field, Kate had friends over to watch stuff in our basement. It was fun to see some of her friends I hadn’t seen for a while. I also got to thank W for recommending I read Defending Jacob before watching the show.
Hubby entertained us when he was walking/jogging around the National Mall by sending us pictures and asking us questions. His plan to arrive at the airport before Michelle worked well. He ate dinner, waited for her to arrive and was at the gate when she exited the plane. I lucked out not needing to go to the airport either direction! It was great having them both home again. Seriously, home just doesn’t feel like home when 2/6 people are out of town.
The next day I got to hear all about New York City. It sounds like an absolutely amazing trip with lots of memories made. Lots of tourist stuff like Rockefeller Center and the Statue of Liberty but also a tour of Madison Square Garden and the before mentioned meeting with a Broadway professional. Michelle said she liked the shows best (Blue Man Group and Chicago) and the most impactful place was Ground Zero. She got to know friends better and even became friends with 8th graders she used to be scared of because they seemed so serious. Turns out there hilarious once you get to know them. I am so glad Michelle had this opportunity!
We also got her dance recital photos back and I am grateful to have good ones from her last recital. It was a joy to see her perform Kim Possible for the first (and only) time, perform Girls for the final time, and dance with her Dad.
Natalie and I rushed to the show straight from her softball game. They had some good plays but those Fire Dragons were able to pull off the win. We were a few minutes late so missed the first two numbers and were grateful they still let us in. I was also grateful my dad could take the day off work and that Danny’s friend’s dad/one of his coaches could take him to his baseball tournament for us so that we could watch Michelle perform for the last time. My mom wasn’t feeling well so hopefully the dance studio will make the videos available to watch later.
Danny was thrilled to hit a triple at his tournament but also took a fastball to the helmet, which resulted in a bit of disorientation at first base and a headache for the rest of the day and into the next. His coaches had him sit in the dugout instead of being in the outfield the rest of the game and fully understood when I decided to keep him home day two of the tournament. We wanted him to rest and stay off the screens so decided to fulfill one of his birthday wishes by painting his room. He was sick of the bright blue that he’s had since he was in 4th grade and wanted it Simply White in order to decorate it with lots of different things. It’s definitely different and he seems happy with the new three coats of paint. It looks pretty bare right now but he will slowly be buying things with lawn mowing money to make it teenager worthy.
Michelle noticed that she was having trouble seeing things far away so we took her back to the optometrist for the first time in a couple years. She went from being a little far sighted to a little near sighted and is going to try out contacts. Michelle also got to have her measurements taken with a fancy new contraption on its first day of use. Lol.
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