While we didn’t get skiing in, we still had some time off. Monday, we used to go up to the City and deliver GS cookies to my dad’s work. He was just coming in from an Asian flight from SFO, so we picked him up when he landed and headed up. Once she sold, we turned around and came home. We did piano, reading, and then she took some cookies to walk around. Brandon wanted to come with us again, and this time, it was freezing cold. There was little yield, as we sold only 7 boxes in 1.5 hours. Both kids were ice pops when we got home. Dave was already home by then. Tuesday was more of the same; errands, practice for Peyton, and Dave came home early enough for us to make it on time. We even ate beforehand. Wednesday he stayed home for a delivery of our table top. The person who made it for us was delivering it, and it took quite awhile for him to arrive. We cleaned up the house and got ready for him to come over. After he delivered the table, we headed out to try Wahlburger’s. Dave was curious about it, so we drove down to check it out. I got the “Impossible” meatless burger, as a friend had recommended it. Dave and the kids got regular burgers. I thought it was yummy, but Dave still prefers In and Out. We walked around a bit to work off lunch, and then headed to see Black Panther. My goal was to stay awake, and the kids were asking me, too, if I was going to make it. I did really well, as it was a great movie, but then I let my guard down and fell asleep the last 15 minutes. Seriously, I was so mad! We came home for some olympic time, and then we called it a day. Thursday was more low key stuff, and we had to get piano lessons as regularly scheduled. Brandon was supposed to have practice, but it started raining hard during piano. Dave came home early for practice, and then ended up not doing anything since it was called off. Friday was Brandon’s eye appointment; now he has an astigmatism, and still needs help reading. So he will be getting bifocals. Poor kid. He had an option to not get them, but he preferred to be able to see more clearly both long and short distances. At least he will only use them in class, as I worry he would break them if he was wearing them all day long. Dave took Peyton to work to deliver cookies, since she got a big order (1 full case!). Later, I picked her up, and the lady ordered four more cases – that’s 48 cookies! Score! We came home, did errands, like load up on groceries, and then waited for Dave to come home.
Saturday was a big day; our basketball organization was hosting the jamboree this weekend. We arrived early to help set up, and Peyton’s team had the first game of the day at 9 am. We were alone in the gym, as opposed to the other two teams who had games side by side. Brandon worked on the line ups, while the girls were warming up. They did not keep score, but the girls and parents knew that our team had won. We had a one hour break, then the girls were back at it. This time, they were playing a better team, but our girls came to play! Peyton finally made a break away layup, and she made it look easy. I know it wasn’t, as she’d thrown it off the backboard in previous attempts, or would get called for travelling. She stole the ball and was going to take it down the left side of the court, but she made eye contact with her coach to make sure it was okay. She wasn’t as successful, but we did laugh at her for asking for permission to score. She got another basket from a pass from a teammate down low. She set her feet, took a second, and made an easy basket. She’s calming her nerves down and not getting as amped up as usual. After the game was done, we headed to have her take her piano test. She changed in the car. I told her to take her time, and that there was no rush, even though we were going to her friend’s birthday party. I dropped her off at the church so she could take her theory test. A bunch of nervous parents were pacing outside, but I didn’t want to add to that, plus it was cold! She was in there for awhile, so much so, that I’d gone through all my phone games. Then I imagined that she had fallen asleep! Or that she was frustrated and crying in there. I still didn’t want to “rescue” her, so I waited patiently in the car. She came out with a smile, just as she had when she finished her performance part last week. (We found out from the piano teacher on Thursday that she had successfully completed the performance portion with “EXCELLENT”s and a 5+, on the song that the teacher deemed “her best performance piece played”. So, she needed 90% to get honors (a small sticker and designation on her certificate). She came out after over an hour. She had no idea what time it was or how long she’d been in there. At least I knew she took her time! We headed over to the party, which she was late for by this time. She wasn’t fazed, as we were only 20 minutes or so late. She said happy birthday to her friend, and then joined them in play. They had some organized games, and I hung around to make sure Peyton didn’t lose it when she didn’t win. Her friend has the same temperament; very shy and quiet, but more relaxed in her own home and extremely competitive. Peyton didn’t win the first few games she played, but she kept going at it. I saw some wet eyes of disappointment, but she tried to hide it as best as possible. Also, not looking her directly in the eye helped. Her other teammate won the first two games much to the dismay of Peyton AND her friend, the birthday girl. Finally, they played a hot potato game with a beanbag (like music chairs), and Peyton won the second game. Now I knew I could relax, as she had won something. Then, there was slime. Lots and lots of slime. Slime ingredients were everywhere! She had her fuzzy jacket on, as it was cold, but she was sad she had gotten some of the glue and starch on her sleeves. I helped her roll up as best I could, but it was still everywhere. I helped clean up the table after the girls were all done, as the girls had returned to jumping. There was also tetherball, and I was happy to see Peyton come back over to me when the big 13 year old boy decided he wanted a turn. Normally, Peyton doesn’t back down to competition, but I’m happy to see she knows her limits. I was worried she was going to get smacked in the face and lose consciousness if she were to get hit! She also knew her limits and didn’t try any crazy flips in the trampoline. She did a sit jump, which was perfectly fine by me. We ended up leaving when the other two teammates did, as the moms were all cold. We headed home and she showered up. Dave and Brandon were at practice, and they arrived home about an hour later. She played piano, read, and then the Olympics were on. Here are the pictures from our week:
The girls were supposed to wear red or pink to the party. Here’s what Peyton wore:
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