Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Year of writing 311. Fairy time.

11/14/12


Isla's Wednesdays away from school have gotten into a rhythm, which is pretty rad.  We wake up in the morning, do a couple chores, then head out to get breakfast at the coffee shop.  Isla gets a bagel & cream cheese or a muffin and some hot chocolate, and Miles throws shit on the floor.  But it's still cool just to hang out with my kids at a coffee shop on a Wednesday morning.  Then we walk over to the park and play for a while, go to the library and check out some new books and it's back home so Miles can nap.  Usually, this is where the day breaks down, because it's as far as I plan.  However, today Zia came over before Miles woke up for his nap - the girls played for a bit, then when he woke up, we decided to go to the rocketship park.  (check earlier entries for verification). 

At the park, the girls were occupied from 1:00 to 3:30, playing a game where they each took turns being different kinds of fairy, then gathering whatever supplies a fairy of this genre would need for a party.  For example, Isla started as the grass fairy, so she made a big pile of grass.  At first Zia allowed herself to be ordered into a fairy class, and ended up the "sand fairy," so she sat despondent in the sandbox until she realized she could make the rules as well, and ended up being a leaf fairy, then gathering huge Maple leaves until there was a big enough pile.  I was the dirt fairy, the litter fairy, and in my lowest moment, the dog poop and diaper fairy.  I guess I had to take one for the team. 

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