Monday update
1. Spring break is over! It would have been so much easier if we'd gone away, but I got my Mary Poppins score right before break and couldn't miss the practice time. Avery was a good sport, and spent a lot of time "hanging out" in her room. I'm glad to see her in this stage as I loved spending time in my room. She's also tearing through a book series - The Mysterious Benedict Society. It's a great series for a sensitive kid - she can't handle much in the way of bad guys, so no Harry Potter for her. She quit the Sisters Grimm and Lemony Snicket because they got too intense. I took her swimming (indoor), to the zoo and she had playdates. And we went shopping for new clothes for her...
2. Avery is teeny. I just bought her some new slim denim capris and had to buy her a size 6 - she is 9 years old! I know it shouldn't matter what the number is on the tag, but she has worn size 5/6 for 3 years now. All of her jeans are worn out, with holes in the knees, but they still fit or are too big. We're calling them "destructed". And the child eats! She eats more than I do on most days. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, ice cream. Anyway, it's not a problem, and she's healthy, but it makes it hard to shop for her.
3. Our San Diego trip is booked! We're going the first week in August (escaping the horrible weather here in August - it will easily be 30 degrees cooler there than here!). We'll be there a week and have plans to visit Sea World and the San Diego Zoo, and I booked a kayak tour of the LaJolla caves. We have reservations at 2 hotels - does anyone have any input re: whether we should stay downtown (Gaslight district) or further out? And should we rent a car or can we use public transport? (we're good w/ this and use it in Chicago and D.C. regularly).
4. Speaking of terrible weather - it is STILL snowing here. I'm so over it.
2. Avery is teeny. I just bought her some new slim denim capris and had to buy her a size 6 - she is 9 years old! I know it shouldn't matter what the number is on the tag, but she has worn size 5/6 for 3 years now. All of her jeans are worn out, with holes in the knees, but they still fit or are too big. We're calling them "destructed". And the child eats! She eats more than I do on most days. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, ice cream. Anyway, it's not a problem, and she's healthy, but it makes it hard to shop for her.
3. Our San Diego trip is booked! We're going the first week in August (escaping the horrible weather here in August - it will easily be 30 degrees cooler there than here!). We'll be there a week and have plans to visit Sea World and the San Diego Zoo, and I booked a kayak tour of the LaJolla caves. We have reservations at 2 hotels - does anyone have any input re: whether we should stay downtown (Gaslight district) or further out? And should we rent a car or can we use public transport? (we're good w/ this and use it in Chicago and D.C. regularly).
4. Speaking of terrible weather - it is STILL snowing here. I'm so over it.