and I'd like to just do this:
Sorry I haven't been posting. The earthquake leaves sadness in my heart. I'm so busy and so tired, I'd like to just take a nap for a week. And I'd like a fairy godmother to come in and clean my house - wouldn't that be nice.
Anyway, on the 14th I got my fingerprints taken for my I-171H free extension. It was a busy day there. I waited for an hour just to move from the long wait to the short wait.
Last Friday both my girls had Brownie sleepovers. Jessica slept in a tent in the troop leader's front yard. Anna went to the local Girl Scout camp for an "encampment". Saturday the girls had their dance recital. So I picked Jessica up early, did her hair in two high buns to look like fish eyes, then brought her to a friend's who would get her to the run-through. Then I drove about an hour to pick up Anna. I couldn't find her troop, so I cleaned out the car a little before they showed up. Then Anna and I ate in the car on the way to pick up same friend's mom to bring her to the recital. Got Anna changed with her high braids, makeup, etc. I'm one of the backstage helpers for Jessica's class, so I didn't actually get to see the recital. I saw some of Jessica's from backstage - actually I only saw her doing her cartwheels and her in the final pose. I went and watched Anna's first dance from backstage as well. She was in a second dance - Intro to Classic Chinese Dance, but I didn't watch her in it. I did see the dress rehearsal the previous weekend, and they're making a DVD, which I ordered.
After the dance recital, the girls still had a lot of energy, so we went to another friend's house for our monthly SMC (Single Mothers By Choice) meeting. We ended up being the last to leave there and didn't get home until about 9:30 p.m. A very long day.
Sunday, Jessica went to a birthday party at a local park. The city's annual ice cream social was going on at the same park, so Anna and I hung out there. Jessica managed to do both, hanging out at the yard sale and many booths with friends who also went to the party.
After the party/ice cream social, we went with friends to the Minnesota Lynx 10th season home opener. (WNBA team) It was girl scout night. The girls got patches and mini basketballs as part of the girl scout night, and then they were giving away T-shirts to everyone. It was a lot of fun. I actually enjoyed the Lynx game much more than the Timberwolves which seemed to have a game going on in between the entertainment. I love watching sports and prefer the sport over the extra entertainment. Still, a lot of sensory overload! But the girls enjoyed it.
There's still so much going on before school gets out on June 10th. Jessica and Anna each have one more Brownie get together (Jessica's is her bridging ceremony, Anna's a pizza party). They have one more swimming lesson. Anna's class is going to the zoo on June 3rd, and I volunteered to go with them. A final picnic-carnival on the last day of school. I still have to work in school birthday's for both of them. And yesterday I found out they want Jessica's dance class to dance at an International Children's Festival on May 31st and June 1st. So they also added another rehearsal Saturday.
And now I've also been invited to 3 graduations (none of which we can go to), and 2 weddings (we'll make the one Sunday). More cards, more money. I'm now slowly catching up with my Secret Pal, Secret Buddy, Cybershowers, swaps, etc. I still have 3 more gifts to buy and then mail out this month, then 3 next month. And I have to rematch some of the Pals/Buddys as some people have dropped out. I'm hoping for a calmer summer so I can catch up on some things.
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