I'm having quite a hard time grasping that the school year is really over -- this was definitely the fastest one yet! And since we'll be going on Study Abroad again in the fall, my kids won't be going back to school until January. You can bet there is much celebrating going on around here.
Thanks to Shauna's great idea, I was able to quickly pull out a personalized gift for Lucas's teacher (which was very fortunate since I forgot to pursue the ideas last night!). Lucas helped me to come up with the words, and it only took me about half an hour to make it. I already had a frame on hand, so it was free! Lucas was very pleased, and I hope his teacher liked it.
I took the kids to a matinée of Up, which opened today. Eva has been wanting to see it since she first saw a preview a couple of months ago, but yesterday she said she didn't want to go, since she doesn't like movies about people. Huh. Marc informed her that it has a funny dog with a collar that allows it to speak (kind of like Martha Speaks, but different...), and so she deigned to see it after all. And then she spent the first 1/4 of the movie asking when the dog with the collar was going to make an appearance.I liked it more than I expected I would, and it was a fun way to start off summer vacation.
I wasn't feeling well this afternoon, so I went to lie down on my bed for a little while. I could hear Eva playing with her dinosaurs on Max's bed while he was doing some programming on his computer. Later, she colored at the table while Lucas was doing something else nearby. She is never content to do things in tandem like that with me! I think it bodes well for our joint summer happiness.
I am loving having them home already.
