I had a good talk with Robin (well, to Robin, because she never really said anything other than a barely perceptible nod or shake of the head). I don’t know if it helped her, but I felt better knowing I’d gotten my point across. Now she can make her own decisions and understand exactly where she stands either way. And at practice, I saw her do three back handsprings with a spot. When she had to do one solo, she suddenly had to tie her shoes, but every little bit counts. Maybe this is not the end.
Tag: robin
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August 16
We finally managed to get out to get Robin the ice cream she earned from that epic practice over a week ago. Between our trip to New York and Robin’s strep throat, we just couldn’t make it happen. But it was worth the wait. She even recovered when I told her she has a practice on Sunday.
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July 28
Celebrated my birthday with Dion at their house today. It was a nice day, though I didn’t expect so many people there. I do love them. And Robin loves their cat.
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July 11
This is the reaction I got when I asked Robin to play Phase 10 with the rest of the family. Also today, she got her back handspring back after months of missing tumbling practice for various reasons. I love my teenager.
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June 22
It was a pretty good day. I’m definitely digging the pool time. A highlight was homemade meatball heroes in front of the TV and angel food cake with Cool Whip and strawberries for dessert. It’s pretty amazing what good food can do for the soul.
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June 19
The pool at the Y finally opened for the season, so I used my day off from work to go with the girls. Life calls for more pool days!
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June 16
Father’s Day was a little bit of everything. More tie dye because I am crazy, food shopping, which included a checkout lane scramble to get ground beef for lunch, Harry Potter game that put Robin into the depths of despair, amazing french toast for dinner, and Robin Hood Men in Tights to top it off. If only the Yankees could have won too.
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June 15
On a bit of a whim, we went to a Jumbo Shrimp game. They lost, but it was fun! The weather was surprisingly nice – not too hot at all, even with the sun in our faces for the first three innings. It was nice to have some family time.
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June 9
Today was Christina’s end of year dance recital. Rosina and Dion came up to watch, which I appreciate so much. Now we have two whole days of rest before starting next season. The team sport life is really grueling.
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June 1
Today’s big activity was tie dyeing, which came about because I felt Robin needed to tie dye the sock that came with her walking boot. It was fun, but we went through a LOT of dye, and I had to go back to the store for more. My hands may be blue for a while.
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May 25
Today was an emotional day of birthday pool parties. The first one had an abrupt end accompanied by tears – both mine and Robin’s – and the second involved actual swimming, delicious cheeseburgers, and chocolate cake. Happy birthday Sydney and Rosina!
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May 18
It was a busy day! Robin and I went to the beach and saw some dolphins out in the ocean (Robin spotted them, thinking they were sharks), and then we picked up Christina from a birthday party at Adventure Landing, and then we went to Robin’s end of year cheer banquet. It was nice! Robin even got a special leadership award, which was so cool. So proud of her.
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May 10
A day late, but we went out to celebrate Robin’s first back handspring ever! And we capped off the evening with a couple games of Sushi Go – and I both lost miserably and won a game. I also had an awesome lunch with friends from chorus – so all in all a pretty good day.
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May 9
I don’t know if a screen shot of a video counts as a photo, but since this is my project, I say… it does! Robin got her standing back handspring today and it was so exciting. I actually cried a little. I am so proud of her!
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May 3
I finished knitting my bunny. Now to stuff it and make its clothes. We’ve also been eating dinners outside, which makes me so happy. I can see flowers and grass, which was exactly my dream when I lived in the city. And we even had time for Billy to kick everyone’s ass at Ticket to Ride. All in all not a bad day.
