L had a great time at the fabulous sweet sixteen party she went to last night. She had a friend over the hour before, they got dressed together and had fun doing the nails, hair and makeup. M dropped them off and said the Golf Club venue was stunning and had a wedding atmosphere, everyone all dressed up. The birthday girl wore red and the guests were told to wear black and white. She was totally surprised and very happy. The hall was tastefully decorated in black and white with hints of red here and there. There was a formal seating plan and there was a dinner dance with kid food (pizza, etc).
I just registered K for a piano exam this summer, setting goals! He had a classmate over to work on a project.
L loved her first day on the job today. She reports the time passing by so quickly and can't wait for her next session. I'm so proud of her. She managed to exchange some shifts and has her times arranged for next week at least. We filled in her first TD1 tax form! She wants to save at least a part of her money.
I went for a walk this evening, it was a bit cool but lovely and sunny. Lots of people out with their bikes and their dogs. It's pizza for dinner tonight.
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Showing posts with label sweet sixteen. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Two lovely party dresses
L and I went out to Sears this morning before her tennis lesson and got a great deal on two lovely party dresses. They had scratch and save this morning as well, so that was an added bonus. It's still cold and quite a bit of snow around, so cars seemed to be struggling for a parking spot at the mall this morning. Also, it's a holiday weekend so today's busy on the roads. L is struggling with a chest cold.
K and I are settling in for a day of studying integers, wish me luck. We've made good progress over the March break, I think. We're also doing novel study this weekend to get a head start on this school term. I never did understand symbolism, metaphors and that kind of stuff.
M is off to the gym after he gets L from tennis. He'll pick up some milk and stuff as the stores are closed tomorrow. I believe a lot of stores are open on Monday, Sears is.
The kids want to do an Easter Egg hunt in the morning, as big as they are, so I caved in and we got some eggs.
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K and I are settling in for a day of studying integers, wish me luck. We've made good progress over the March break, I think. We're also doing novel study this weekend to get a head start on this school term. I never did understand symbolism, metaphors and that kind of stuff.
M is off to the gym after he gets L from tennis. He'll pick up some milk and stuff as the stores are closed tomorrow. I believe a lot of stores are open on Monday, Sears is.
The kids want to do an Easter Egg hunt in the morning, as big as they are, so I caved in and we got some eggs.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
Sweet 16
Well, M picked up some salmon for today's meal, since it's Good Friday, we remembered we should have fish today.
L received this fancy sweet 16 birthday invitation in the mail, at a fancy Golf and Country club. It's a surprise party for a schoolffriend and they are going all out. It's a black and white semi-formal dinner dance and even included an admission card. So now we have to go find a new dress. Tomorrow she has a 2 hour tennis lesson at midday then a 3 hour tennis tournament from 7 to 10pm. Maybe we can dress shop in the morning (Sears has a good sale this week). She's also fighting a cold.
K and I worked on calculating sales tax and discounts and restaurant tips yesterday. He finds this stuff difficult. Fractions, decimals aren't a problem. He was disappointed when a friend cancelled a birthday party, but that gave us extra review time. I'm so focussed on his schoolwork that social obligations take a back seat. I had wanted to have some friends over this weekend, but my mind just can't handle that kind of stuff right now. M thinks it will be ok for us to just have a quick dinner out on Sunday with his mother. I feel like life is 'on hold' for the next few months, until K has his exams in mid-June. It doesn't help that the kids have their 13th and 16th birthdays in April. Can't decide what to do about their parties. I'd like to do them in the summer.
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L received this fancy sweet 16 birthday invitation in the mail, at a fancy Golf and Country club. It's a surprise party for a schoolffriend and they are going all out. It's a black and white semi-formal dinner dance and even included an admission card. So now we have to go find a new dress. Tomorrow she has a 2 hour tennis lesson at midday then a 3 hour tennis tournament from 7 to 10pm. Maybe we can dress shop in the morning (Sears has a good sale this week). She's also fighting a cold.
K and I worked on calculating sales tax and discounts and restaurant tips yesterday. He finds this stuff difficult. Fractions, decimals aren't a problem. He was disappointed when a friend cancelled a birthday party, but that gave us extra review time. I'm so focussed on his schoolwork that social obligations take a back seat. I had wanted to have some friends over this weekend, but my mind just can't handle that kind of stuff right now. M thinks it will be ok for us to just have a quick dinner out on Sunday with his mother. I feel like life is 'on hold' for the next few months, until K has his exams in mid-June. It doesn't help that the kids have their 13th and 16th birthdays in April. Can't decide what to do about their parties. I'd like to do them in the summer.
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Bakery's Once-A-Year Easter-time Confection Has Hundreds Lining Up For A Taste
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