"Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it."
- Kermit the Frog
This morning we said goodbye to a dear friend in the ministry, our talented friend Karen. She is moving to Ashville, but has been with us at KidPak nearly as long as Madison has. It's a good move for her though, as she's getting a job she's certain is the direction she's supposed to go in. We're happy for her, but bittersweet about it all, of course.
The morning was quite a bit of that sort of sentiment - Mommy prepared cupcakes and other dessert items, and we sat around talking about this, that, or the other. Daddy made a slide show set to music, showing pictures of all the different performances Karen has been involved in over the last few years, from Gladiators to Juicy Fruit to lion tamers to gangsters to kung fu artists. Actually, that list can go on and on, as she's been with us long enough to have a whole lot of different characters under her belt. Daddy's favorite with her was the Medieval doughnut lady, who is obsessed with doughnuts that are being offered by the king of the land.
We stayed for a bit, helping with KidPak Español a bit - and eating a tasty bit of their food. One great thing about the Hispanic ministry is the unique food you get to try out. Today had this pulled chicken on bread with garlic and onions - it was delicious. But Daddy definitely needed a breath mint afterwards.
We got home, and there was the usual bit of work: piano for one. Madison is still keeping that up, despite not having weekly classes. Daddy is wanting to hear her do one song well, so she's been practicing "Moon Dreamer" over and over again. It's a very challenging song for a beginner like us. I say "us" because Daddy is trying to play it as well. Yes, Madison actually plays it better right now.
Another thing we did involved spelling and writing. Mommy is wanting Madison to keep a journal of sorts, where she writes what she does each day. It can be brief, obviously!
One more thing in the educational department: we signed up for the summer reading program once more. Madison's goal is 75 books. She's already gotten four or five done by this point, so maybe we should have upped the goal. But 75 books is nothing to slouch at - she's reading these slowly, and out loud, clearly wanting to do as much reading as possible this summer. That's great news for everyone - we'll have to go to the library soon, to pick up some new books!
Daddy took a nap today. As mentioned yesterday, he went to bed at around 4:30 am this morning, all in preparation for today. The wedding threw us off a bit with timing, but was well worth it, of course. When Daddy woke up, he fulfilled a promise: Chutes and Ladders. Madison has been waiting three days to play this board game, and so tonight we got in about three rounds of the epic board game. This can be one of the most frustrating games there is, to be frank. I am notoriously not lucky with rolling dice or spinning spinners. In fact, that might be my mutant power. There are those who have the mutant gift of luck, like Domino and Longshot. But not Daddy. His power is unlucky. Anyway, did you ever stop to think that this game could actually take longer than a game of Monopoly? Put someone like me with a bad spinning history together with another poor no-luck sort, and the game can go on forever! Up the board, slowly, slowly, slowly. Down the chute. Up the board, slowly, slowly, slowly. Down the chute. Sometimes you just want it to end!
Fortunately, Madison found a way through. She won all three times, and Daddy was free to suggest doing something else. How about a movie? Sure, why don't we start a special movie trilogy: SPY KIDS!
So we plugged in "Spy Kids," which everyone enjoyed quite a bit. It's been a long time since we've seen it, but we had the popcorn and all was well for a bit, as we went on another spy adventure together. Tomorrow, we'll try "Spy Kids 2," because this one was such a hit with Madison.
We went to bed earlier tonight, just because we're wanting to keep bedtime within reason. It's summer, of course. We don't have to get up early tomorrow at all. But still, you can't stay up all night, right?
- Kermit the Frog
This morning we said goodbye to a dear friend in the ministry, our talented friend Karen. She is moving to Ashville, but has been with us at KidPak nearly as long as Madison has. It's a good move for her though, as she's getting a job she's certain is the direction she's supposed to go in. We're happy for her, but bittersweet about it all, of course.
The morning was quite a bit of that sort of sentiment - Mommy prepared cupcakes and other dessert items, and we sat around talking about this, that, or the other. Daddy made a slide show set to music, showing pictures of all the different performances Karen has been involved in over the last few years, from Gladiators to Juicy Fruit to lion tamers to gangsters to kung fu artists. Actually, that list can go on and on, as she's been with us long enough to have a whole lot of different characters under her belt. Daddy's favorite with her was the Medieval doughnut lady, who is obsessed with doughnuts that are being offered by the king of the land.
We stayed for a bit, helping with KidPak Español a bit - and eating a tasty bit of their food. One great thing about the Hispanic ministry is the unique food you get to try out. Today had this pulled chicken on bread with garlic and onions - it was delicious. But Daddy definitely needed a breath mint afterwards.
We got home, and there was the usual bit of work: piano for one. Madison is still keeping that up, despite not having weekly classes. Daddy is wanting to hear her do one song well, so she's been practicing "Moon Dreamer" over and over again. It's a very challenging song for a beginner like us. I say "us" because Daddy is trying to play it as well. Yes, Madison actually plays it better right now.
Another thing we did involved spelling and writing. Mommy is wanting Madison to keep a journal of sorts, where she writes what she does each day. It can be brief, obviously!
One more thing in the educational department: we signed up for the summer reading program once more. Madison's goal is 75 books. She's already gotten four or five done by this point, so maybe we should have upped the goal. But 75 books is nothing to slouch at - she's reading these slowly, and out loud, clearly wanting to do as much reading as possible this summer. That's great news for everyone - we'll have to go to the library soon, to pick up some new books!
Daddy took a nap today. As mentioned yesterday, he went to bed at around 4:30 am this morning, all in preparation for today. The wedding threw us off a bit with timing, but was well worth it, of course. When Daddy woke up, he fulfilled a promise: Chutes and Ladders. Madison has been waiting three days to play this board game, and so tonight we got in about three rounds of the epic board game. This can be one of the most frustrating games there is, to be frank. I am notoriously not lucky with rolling dice or spinning spinners. In fact, that might be my mutant power. There are those who have the mutant gift of luck, like Domino and Longshot. But not Daddy. His power is unlucky. Anyway, did you ever stop to think that this game could actually take longer than a game of Monopoly? Put someone like me with a bad spinning history together with another poor no-luck sort, and the game can go on forever! Up the board, slowly, slowly, slowly. Down the chute. Up the board, slowly, slowly, slowly. Down the chute. Sometimes you just want it to end!
Fortunately, Madison found a way through. She won all three times, and Daddy was free to suggest doing something else. How about a movie? Sure, why don't we start a special movie trilogy: SPY KIDS!
So we plugged in "Spy Kids," which everyone enjoyed quite a bit. It's been a long time since we've seen it, but we had the popcorn and all was well for a bit, as we went on another spy adventure together. Tomorrow, we'll try "Spy Kids 2," because this one was such a hit with Madison.
We went to bed earlier tonight, just because we're wanting to keep bedtime within reason. It's summer, of course. We don't have to get up early tomorrow at all. But still, you can't stay up all night, right?
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