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.
Tag: robin
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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.
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April 19
Robin’s team came in 21st place, which I think is pretty incredible. Hers was one of only 68 teams nominated worldwide to even compete in this tournament, and only 34 of those teams made it to finals. And then in finals, she was ranked in the top 25 IN THE WORLD. It was a long couple of days, but we soaked it all in because who knows if or when we will ever be back. Congratulations to Robin and congratulations to Envy!
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April 17
I got another flat tire today, my third in four months. Got it replaced in time to drive to Orlando, yay! Now for a good night’s sleep before our big day tomorrow!
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April 11
Robin and I played hooky today and went to the mall and out for haircuts. It is the happiest I’ve seen her in ages, and I am so happy that I got to spend that time with her. The evening was rough, though. We are at odds over the time she spends on her phone and it came to a head. She came out of her wrecked room in tears and we (I) talked and I think we both came out a little better for it. Momming is so much harder than I imagined. And then there’s Christina, who can see everything and knew to hug me just a little tighter at bedtime. I love her so much too. As hard as it is, I would not give either of them up for anything.
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April 6
Did a lot for a day with no plans. The highlight for me was doing some sewing on my advent calendar, now in its third year of progress. For the kids it was making collages. When did magazines get so expensive? I bought two and it came to more than $30. I might as well buy actual books. But they had a ball. It was worth it.
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March 30
The kids and I cleaned the gutters for the first time since we moved in eleven years ago. There were trees growing in them. It was hard work, but feels so good to accomplish something like this. And the weather was amazing. Hooray for spring!
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March 29
It was a light day at work and a gorgeous day outside, so we took the dogs for a walk. It was probably the highlight of my day.
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March 28
Back to baseball! Also, after surviving to the Sweet Sixteen, my bracket finally started breaking. It’s the best I’ve ever done in a bracket, so it was only a matter of time.
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March 10
We had a really great day that ended with 30 minutes of yuck that kind of tainted it. Got a lot done – cleaned up the house, weeded the garden, went to the Game Haus and played Sorry and Scattergories, got ice cream, went food shopping, and had tacos for dinner in front of the TV while we watched Big Ten wrestling. Then at bedtime there was some snottiness, yelling, and then crying that had to do with messy rooms, peed-on sheets, and a sink clogged with black water with toilet paper crumpled up all around it. I finished the day with regret. Yin and yang, I suppose. I hope for forgiveness.
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February 18
In two days I walked almost 15 miles, half of it carrying Robin’s cheer bag full of bricks. I didn’t work this hard on my backpacking trip in Virginia with Siggi five years ago. In the midst of everything, poor Robin had a full-out panic attack when she thought her team left to perform without her. It took an hour to get her calm again. In the end, both teams came in ninth place, which wasn’t last, but close to it. The odds were stacked against them because the other teams were double their size and they could do harder stunts. Regardless of where they placed, they looked amazing to me, especially Robin’s core team. I’m so proud of them for coming to such a big event and bringing their all to it. What they did is amazing.
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February 17
It was a long day of cheer performances that started at 4:45am and only just wound down, almost 15 hours later. Robin’s team looked great (to me, at least), but they are competing against teams twice their size doing stunts they can’t even attempt due to their size. These kids are amazing, and doing amazing things. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m enjoying this. So proud of Robin.
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