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"Saucer-eyed" would be a good word to describe the girls as they looked at the floor plans and artist's conception (sadly, no photographs) of the house that will become ours. Kim summed it up nicely: "That room you're giving me looks to be the size of our old apartment!" Well, not quite that big, but certainly luxurious in comparison. Both girls seemed pleased by the connecting door between their suites - they've slept in the same bed all their lives, and I'm sure it'll be reassuring for both of them to know the other isn't more than a closed door away. As for their reactions to the pool and so forth... well. You can imagine.
Harry's designers have sent over some pensieves for our initial perusal, one with bedroom sets for the girls to look at, and one with office furniture for me. The girls are still whittling down their choices - aside from ducking in with them to make sure they both knew how to get into and out of a pensieve by themselves, we've left them to it. Meanwhile, I've settled on an office suite of furniture - the DMI Rue de Lyon collection, only with a more ergonomic leather desk chair in place of the one that comes with the set, with the Diamond Sky Berber rug over the hardwood floors and, possibly, this wallpaper. And a couple of leather rocker-recliners, like this only in a darker color, for reading or conversations. I haven't seen all three of these together yet, but the designers will put together a "sample room" in a pensieve for me, so I can see how it all looks together. I think it'll work, but not sure yet. Especially not sure of the wallpaper - I'd like something a bit more interesting, even though (or perhaps because) most of the walls will be covered by hutch, bookcases and art. But we shall see.
"Shrek 3" is out, and as there are so few age-appropriate movies out for girls her age, we shall certainly take Lisha (and Kim) to see it - but it might be wise to rent the first two first, so they can see them. So we'll do that this weekend. Also on the agenda is showing the girls the first two Pirates of the Caribbean movies - I'm anxious to see the first showing of the third movie when it opens next week! But we're a little concerned that the movies might be too intense for our littlest angel. Viewed in a well-lit room with her daddies and her sister close at hand, we think it'll probably be okay. The third one, in the theater, though... well. We shall see.
Kim's been redoing her web page on my desktop PC in her spare time, and I think it looks pretty amazing... almost all of the coding is her work, stuff found on the net and adapted for her page. Go have a look, and leave her some love in the guestbook if you feel so inclined - the URL is http://portal.7-d.org/~kimberleigh/.
Only one week left before school's out; our girls are both psyched about that. The week after Memorial Day, I've made appointments to visit some of the other schools we might be sending the girls to next year: Alpharetta Wizarding Academy, which is very exclusive and expensive (and Kim is completely against the idea of going there - says she'll never fit in - but I figured we might as well check it out), Norcross School of Wizardry (the #2 ranked wizarding school, academically - noted for having a diverse student body and encouraging extra-curricular activity among its student body), and Vinings School of Magic (the #3 rated school in the Atlanta area). I think it'll end up being Norcross - but we've nothing to lose but a little time by scoping them all out to see what they offer. Meanwhile, I've had to broach with Kim the matter of her possibly repeating the 10th grade, to make up for her scholastic deficiencies and the differential between public-school curriculum and the higher standards of private schools. Needless to say, she was NOT pleased. I think she'll get used to the idea, though. Put it this way: she'd better, because she won't get a choice in the matter - we're not about to leave her in her current substandard, unsafe school just so she can graduate with her class "on time".
Lisha will probably be okay - her grades so far are excellent, and at her age she won't be expected to know any magic yet. Still, we'll be having both girls tutored through the summer. Blake and I are thinking, maybe Tuesday afternoons, an hour with each girl to go over the basics (with Kim) and learn new things (with Lisha). Maybe even an hour with me after that - I'm still gaining confidence, after five years of no magic, and now using a wand-ring instead of a wand. I've been lax with my tutoring of late, but I should change that - set a good example for the girls, for one thing.
Aside from the movies, we have no concrete plans so far for the weekend. Family time, and playtime for the girls - and I have vague thoughts of drifting past a Toyota dealership and investigating that new-car idea of mine. We shall see. In the meantime, we're having a quiet night at home, following a special Friday night dinner of waffles with whipped cream and strawberries and bacon and sausage... maybe I'll put on the first Pirates DVD in a bit and we'll watch it together. We'll see.
Harry's designers have sent over some pensieves for our initial perusal, one with bedroom sets for the girls to look at, and one with office furniture for me. The girls are still whittling down their choices - aside from ducking in with them to make sure they both knew how to get into and out of a pensieve by themselves, we've left them to it. Meanwhile, I've settled on an office suite of furniture - the DMI Rue de Lyon collection, only with a more ergonomic leather desk chair in place of the one that comes with the set, with the Diamond Sky Berber rug over the hardwood floors and, possibly, this wallpaper. And a couple of leather rocker-recliners, like this only in a darker color, for reading or conversations. I haven't seen all three of these together yet, but the designers will put together a "sample room" in a pensieve for me, so I can see how it all looks together. I think it'll work, but not sure yet. Especially not sure of the wallpaper - I'd like something a bit more interesting, even though (or perhaps because) most of the walls will be covered by hutch, bookcases and art. But we shall see.
"Shrek 3" is out, and as there are so few age-appropriate movies out for girls her age, we shall certainly take Lisha (and Kim) to see it - but it might be wise to rent the first two first, so they can see them. So we'll do that this weekend. Also on the agenda is showing the girls the first two Pirates of the Caribbean movies - I'm anxious to see the first showing of the third movie when it opens next week! But we're a little concerned that the movies might be too intense for our littlest angel. Viewed in a well-lit room with her daddies and her sister close at hand, we think it'll probably be okay. The third one, in the theater, though... well. We shall see.
Kim's been redoing her web page on my desktop PC in her spare time, and I think it looks pretty amazing... almost all of the coding is her work, stuff found on the net and adapted for her page. Go have a look, and leave her some love in the guestbook if you feel so inclined - the URL is http://portal.7-d.org/~kimberleigh/.
Only one week left before school's out; our girls are both psyched about that. The week after Memorial Day, I've made appointments to visit some of the other schools we might be sending the girls to next year: Alpharetta Wizarding Academy, which is very exclusive and expensive (and Kim is completely against the idea of going there - says she'll never fit in - but I figured we might as well check it out), Norcross School of Wizardry (the #2 ranked wizarding school, academically - noted for having a diverse student body and encouraging extra-curricular activity among its student body), and Vinings School of Magic (the #3 rated school in the Atlanta area). I think it'll end up being Norcross - but we've nothing to lose but a little time by scoping them all out to see what they offer. Meanwhile, I've had to broach with Kim the matter of her possibly repeating the 10th grade, to make up for her scholastic deficiencies and the differential between public-school curriculum and the higher standards of private schools. Needless to say, she was NOT pleased. I think she'll get used to the idea, though. Put it this way: she'd better, because she won't get a choice in the matter - we're not about to leave her in her current substandard, unsafe school just so she can graduate with her class "on time".
Lisha will probably be okay - her grades so far are excellent, and at her age she won't be expected to know any magic yet. Still, we'll be having both girls tutored through the summer. Blake and I are thinking, maybe Tuesday afternoons, an hour with each girl to go over the basics (with Kim) and learn new things (with Lisha). Maybe even an hour with me after that - I'm still gaining confidence, after five years of no magic, and now using a wand-ring instead of a wand. I've been lax with my tutoring of late, but I should change that - set a good example for the girls, for one thing.
Aside from the movies, we have no concrete plans so far for the weekend. Family time, and playtime for the girls - and I have vague thoughts of drifting past a Toyota dealership and investigating that new-car idea of mine. We shall see. In the meantime, we're having a quiet night at home, following a special Friday night dinner of waffles with whipped cream and strawberries and bacon and sausage... maybe I'll put on the first Pirates DVD in a bit and we'll watch it together. We'll see.