This morning, we went to basketball, and there were only 6 kids that showed up. Brandon got to start the game, and he was quickly tired. The other team had 3 guys that were Brandon’s height, and the two quick guys on our team were not there today. Good news is Brandon got a lot of playing time. I don’t think he would have seen it that way. But the team just couldn’t hang with the big guys without their two best players. Brandon made a few rebounds, but was outmatched by the other kids, who were subbed out against him. Toward the end of the game, his arms were no longer up, and the pep in his step was just gone. Today was our turn to bring snacks, and Dave struggled with what to bring. Since it was an early game, I threw out donuts. The other parents usually bring Doritos, fruit snacks and juice, no matter what the time of the game. Dave didn’t want to bring junk given “what it is you do” (meaning my job). I was just keeping in line with what the other kids were bringing, and I didn’t think the parents would mind donuts, since we had the early game. Dave ended up getting cheese sticks, honest kids juice, granola bars, and Cuties. He didn’t take into account one kid had a dairy and nut allergy, and he didn’t want an orange. Oops. Apparently, we’ve never noticed what he’s eaten before, but he looked a bit disappointed. Since it was a small team, we did bring home more snacks than most weekends. At least it’s stuff we’ll mostly eat now. Good call, Dave! I wouldn’t have wanted an extra 2 dozen donuts lying around, that’s for sure. After the game, we came home to change and then headed up to the City to use our coupon for the Creativity Museum. Dave told us at the start he’d give us only a quarter if we saw someone we know. Normally, it’s a dollar, but he was deflating it given the odds of now four of us being able to see someone we know. We got up around noon, and all three passengers were passed out. I woke up when Dave tapped me to turn around and look at the kids. Brandon was hooked around himself, curled up in a ball, with his eyes partially open. Peyton had her mouth wide open, leaned back the way Brandon sometimes sleeps in the car. When I took a picture of Peyton, Brandon had already gotten up (I should’ve done the reverse!) We walked to lunch first, then we headed to the museum. It was Girls Engineering Day, so we participated in a hovercraft-making session, similar to what we’d done at the Tech last weekend. Both kids tried their best, and put their creations in the wind tunnel to see if they’d float in there. We headed upstairs and checked out the other exhibits. There was a karaoke/performance studio that some bigger kids were already checking out. Peyton just wanted to sit and watch, though I know she was probably dying to try it out. One of the songs was “Let it Go” but she insisted she didn’t want to perform, even when the big kids were gone. We went into another room and each kid was handed a “task”. Brandon was supposed to come up with “something that can hear a fly sneeze” and Peyton had to come up with “a cartoon character”. They were given a box of mystery supplies to create their tasks. Both of them got into the task, though Brandon was a little “stuck” at first. He can create anything with Lego’s, but if you give him recycled materials, then he stalled a bit. Finally, he got going with something. I got pictures of both of their “creations”. Later, both went to turn in their boxes and showed the volunteer what they’d made. The volunteer was good with Peyton, picking up different pieces asking her “what’s this part?” and “what does this do?” She had pointed to the character’s arm, nose and eyes. But she didn’t come up with a name, she just called it “Nobody.” Brandon and I were the winners of the quarter, as we were in the clay animation room, and Brandon told me there was a boy named Justin from his school. He said he was in the 4th grade. He was too shy to say hi, but I wasn’t sure if he was right. Later, I saw the mom come in, and I work with her in our reading program. I didn’t know her son, but I definitely knew who she was. She was surprised I remembered her, though I am making an effort, since I try to put faces to the names I’m recording month after month. We chatted for a bit, and learned Justin was actual “Daniel” and that he’s in the 5th grade. Oops. The last activity that we did was a green screen activity. There was a slide in front of a camera, and it projected on different backgrounds – underwater, in space, and clouds. I think the kids liked this the best. They were being totally silly! Here is the video the kids made, with Dave’s minion. Brandon’s Batman was attacking Olaf and the minion at the beach. 🙂 Good times.
After the museum, we headed out to the mall. While we were there, I was checking out purses, while Dave was waiting for Brandon to tie his shoe. We met up in the middle, when I heard, “ROBYN!” I was stunned, and looked to my left to see Tracy, Joyce, Christian, and Vicky! They were all shopping, and hanging out for lunch. The last time we saw them was in LV, but I was sick then. It was much nicer to see them under these circumstances. Joyce hooked us up with free parking (saving us $17!), and then we went in different directions. While we walked away, Peyton said, “We saw them in Las Vegas last time!” She totally remembered. We shopped for a bit, then gave the kids a snack at the bottom of our parking structure. As we were headed out, we saw Norm picking Tracy up, and said hello to him, too! We headed home and had dinner here. I served my kale salad again, and this time, Brandon said, “YUM, it’s good now!” I’m not sure why he had a fit yesterday, but is loving it today. It did marinade overnight with the dressing I’d made with it, so I do agree it was better, but he asked for seconds, which is always a good sign. Both kids went to sleep as I headed out to the gym. Day #5 in a row 🙂 I ran 5 miles, then came home to a quiet house.
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