A day in pictures, 3/27/08

Yesterday, was terribly busy, how busy you ask oh best beloved? So busy, I feel still feel harried now. 

8:00 am; We meet with Nicoli and his teacher in cafeteria. He was happy to see us.

Coley received  an award for best student of the month in his class. The kids who win these things get extra breakfast, juice and muffins for free.  Coley thought that all the cups should be lined up according to how much juice they had in them, not according to who they belonged too. This caused some conflict. Then, just before his name was called he bolted to the other side of the cafeteria. All while the principle is trying to say 'Pomerantz' correctly and louder. I was in hot pursuit, but the munchkin is rather light on his feet. And while all the other kids laughed at the spectacle Ms Oakley and I chased him around tables and finally got him up to the front to get his paper and a bumpersticker.

 We walked him back to his class. He was noticeably happy to see us, glancing back at us and smiling. It was good to see him happy. Until we had to leave, and he tossed his customary fit. 

The house inspection revealed what I had feared. The big tree in the front yard is a problem. A carpenter ants kind of problem. And it will have to eventually come out. It's not leaning up against the house yet, but it will. But other than that the guy gave us a mostly clean bill of health. And the closing is going forward, we have an appointment with our lender to finish it all out on the 4th of April. Then we will start the move May 13. 

The yard is bigger than I remember, and I have lots of planting ideas. I don't want to grown ornamentals. My mother says that she will haul a 2 year old lemon tree and blueberry bush up when she comes for the wedding. The blueberries seem like they might get iffy in this climate, but they grew just fine for Grams until the goats ate them all. 

When asked Genna asserted that this grasshopper was dinosaur colored. =)

After giving the inspection guy a lot money we had some lunch and went home. Waiting for the boys to arrive by bus. Quick dinner and then off to the Kindergarden Circus. Coley was not pleased by the change in schedule.

Quinn looked smashing in his costume, which was really just tiny amtgard garb. What do Tightrope Walkers wear anyways?

When the time came Quinn did really well. Balance and all.

I almost missed the moment; Coley had been trowing a happy running fit for the entire performance and I spent a lot of it outside trying to calm him down, or at least not yell at everyone else. Cody snapped the only good picture of him up on the beam. 

Everything else was fuzzy. Coley literally grabbed my face an shook it during Quinn's second and more spectacular pass, he walked backwards for a moment, and the spun back the right way, extra skilled for my genetics but Child's play for his father's; heres hoping that his win in the end. 

The lady next too me smiled indulgently at Coley, writhing in my lap after yet another escape attempt. "Terriable Twos?" 

"No," I replied, "autisim". She half smiled awkwardly, and leaned away. Then I took my son back outside, where he  wouldn't take all the attention from the kids on stage.   

For the rest of the performance I hung out outside with the Coley and Genna, and waited for them to let us have Quinn back. 

Coley nomming on his arm.