Week in Review

Violet and I returned from Arizona to a rainy few days, and Violet also needed her blood drawn Tuesday for her coming appointment with her endocrinologist.

I always get her a boba treat when she gets her blood drawn, and since we were having Charlie over, I made it a group field trip to Cozy Tea and Juice.

That boba gave the kids energy to burn, or at least Char, and despite the rain, he had fun on the trampoline. He even convinced Cora to join him; they both ended up soaked to the skin. So fun!

 On Wednesday, I took part in our school's Women in History week, dressing up as pioneer and author Laura Ingalls Wilder. I pretended I was Laura, with notecards and a script that, after a few class presentations, I had pretty much memorized.

This was a bit out of my comfort zone, but Violet's dear friend's mom was organizing the event and asked if I'd consider it. When she told me this year's theme was authors, and Laura Ingalls Wilder was an option, I agreed.

 I've read all of her books, and loved them, and have read them with both girls. So it was easier to present some of the details, since I knew them from my own repeated readings. I was in each classroom about 15-20 minutes.

Thanks to Mrs. Zamperin for taking this sweet shot of me and my favorite fourth-grader!

I had a full day of presentations Wednesday, and a full half-day on Friday, all together going to 15 classes.

While in and out of classrooms on Friday, I was in the school office as well, where we all were discussing the big news that was coming in fast and furious.

Because of the Coronavirus, first L.A. Unified, then the Hart district, then the Newhall district, all decided to close their doors for several weeks. This way students wouldn't be near each other to pass the virus around; we'd be homeschooling, with work given out by the teachers. Unprecedented times!

After school Friday, Violet and I went to her doctor - she continues to grow well! She's now in the 28th percentile.