Month: May 2013

That’s Quite an Outfit

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Molly came home from school in this outfit, a true celebration of unconventional expression, or just strange style, depending on how you look at it.  She got her pants wet and got to choose new pants from her cubby.  She chose these tights, which were sort of accidentally in there to begin with.  The minute I walked in to pick up Molly, the teacher explained to me that Molly had chosen her own outfit.

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(By the way, that is the same rainbow shirt that was featured over a year ago in another peculiar outfit.  The shirt was a little too big at the time, but silly looking as always.)

Still feeling unconventional at dinner time, Molly chose to replace her stock dining chair with her own little red one, despite any discomfort is might have caused her.  She stuck with this chair for the whole meal but quietly switched back to the normal chair the next day without a word from anyone.

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Tuesday: The Best Day of the Week

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Claire says that Tuesday is her favorite day of the week.  Yes, Tuesday.

First of all, Claire has “specials” in school on Tuesdays: either Spanish or computer, both of which she enjoys.  Then, Claire rides the bus home on Tuesdays (and Fridays) instead of staying at Extend-a-Care.  This is the schedule that Claire has requested.  Claire likes EaC, where she gets to play on the playground with her friends, do arts & crafts, etc.  But she also likes to come home early on the bus and  just relax.  On bus days, she’ll come home, have a snack, watch a little TV, and then get busy on a drawing project while I finish up work in my home office until about 5:00.  Usually Claire and I work in quiet peace, but occasionally there is some frustration on both sides about needing something / needing to focus on work.

A little after 5:00, it is off to pick up Molly at day care.  Then we all head over to Jason’s Deli, still the girls’ favorite place to eat.  While Molly enjoys cheese pizza, Claire enjoys a salad bar or hot dog, and I indulge in a Pollo Mexicano, Kit magically shows up.  It is just a built-in assumption now that we are eating at Jason’s on Tuesday evenings, and Kit heads straight over from work.

Then usually Claire and I head over to the swim school across the street while Kit (who arrived after us) and Molly (who eats slowly) finish up at Jason’s and head home for bed.  Claire is enrolled in a swimming class, but since she is the only one in the class right now,  she basically has private lessons with Mr. Andrew.  Claire and Andrew work hard and have lots of fun (jumping, throwing, plashing games between laps).  Claire has developed a really nice back stroke and is working on going straight.  Then it is straight home and off to bed.

Ah yes, Tuesdays… specials, bus, chilling at home, Jason’s, swimming.  It just can’t be beat!