Our exciting news this week is that Ava will be going on her school's 8th grade trip to Washington DC next March. One of her good friends will also be traveling, and they've already made plans to be roomies while there. I let her know that if something happens, and Abby isn't able to make it, she still needs to go and have FUN! Listening to the itinerary of the four days while they're there brought me back to my 8th grade trip to DC. It was so much fun and a great start to managing independence away from the family. I trust her 100% to make good choices, and also know that they will have chaperones/medical staff/hired security to watch the kids during the trip...so they shouldn't have too many opportunities to get into trouble.
Other than that...it was a normal and slightly boring week. Baton class for Ava on Tuesday night, and then Taekwondo for both kiddos on Thursday night. The middle and high schools have decided to go back to school, in person, four days/week starting next week (I think it's a horrible idea), so Ava's class schedule on zooms is going to get a little more intense. She'll be zooming into the classes, four days a week, for 6 hours/day. Sounds ghastly and she's not looking forward to it. The other option was that she go back to school in person, and she passed on that! It'll be interesting to see how long the schools go without quarantines. Schools in nearby districts have switched to this model and needed to quarantine a few weeks in. Fingers crossed that no one gets sick and the rest of the school year plays out without any additional issues.
G will be jumping at a trampoline park this weekend for a birthday party, so it'll be nice for him to get his energy out (and give me a chance to do some errands on my own!) We bought him a watch so when he's out playing with his neighborhood friends, he knows what time it is and can head home when we've asked him to. One more step to our little guy not being our baby anymore. Waaaah! I think I need tips on learning how to let go...
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