Life Lately

Over the past two months, all the fifth graders in the girls' school read the book Wonder and now they're all going to see the movie.  Emily and Allie (I believe) had already read the book but they read it again with their class.  On their own, they've also read two of the spin-off books - The Julian Chapter and Shingaling.  Five of the classrooms, including all three of my girls, went to see Wonder on Friday and I tagged along as Anna's nurse.  I have to tell you that I cried the entire movie and when I texted Rich this, he wrote back "Seriously?"  Ha ha.  I'm totally not a cry-through-a-movie person.  Maybe I was just being a hormonal mess, but I cried.  Anna kept giving me the side eye too.

I do wish that I had read the book before seeing the movie, but I can't do anything about that now.  I have to say that I really liked how the book/movie told the viewpoint of Auggie's sister.  As a parent, you see this happen and it's tough. You have to try to balance all of it and make it "fair" for everyone.

The fifth grade has also read A Long Walk to Water this year and it's left a huge impression on the kids.  My girls have talked about it so much, I feel like I've read it because, at this point, I know everything that's happened.  So far, it's been a great year on the reading front.  I'm glad they've enjoyed the books they've been required to read.

We're starting to get into the holiday spirit around here.  Over the weekend, we drove by two lots where local Boy Scouts were already setting up to sell Christmas trees.  I know some schools have a holiday break this week.  Ours is fairly short - half a day of school on Wednesday and no school on Friday.  Yesterday, we attended a holiday group outing with the other dance company members.  We saw Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the PPAC and ate at Providence Coal Fired Pizza.  The show was entertaining and the pizza was delicious.  Rich and I added prosciutto to a cheese pizza and it was perfection.  (Good call, hon.)  It was pouring rain when we left to drive to Providence so I couldn't grab any photos of the girls.  Their dresses were so cute - all from Target.

I'm finding myself in an odd space this time of the year.  In the past, I was coming off of a busy season, looking forward to the holidays.  Perhaps it's because we've been in our school/dance routine for almost three months but I find myself thinking of what I want to do.  I did the same thing last year too.  I know some people love to clean and cook.  I don't.  And then I sometimes find myself defending what I do "all day" which sometimes doesn't amount to much because sometimes "all day" is really only a few hours.  That's another post for another day though.  (Hey, maybe tomorrow.)

From a photography standpoint, this time of year is tough.  The sun sets at 4:20, it's chilly outside and the girls are in school "all day."  I've been in portrait-mode lately.      

 



























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