Abbey missed only one day of school this year. Quinn had missed none until today. Yesterday, on the very eve of the last day of school, Quinn was stricken with a high fever and most painful headache, forcing him to miss his last day of school. Rarely have I seen him so sad. Tonight, we are still battling to keep his temperature out of triple digits.
The last six weeks of school were just about the busiest we've seen yet. Little wonder he should have a headache. Quinn was in cub scouts, playing soccer, and of course playing the piano. Abbey was playing lacrosse (four nights a week and a tournament nearly every weekend) and playing the piano and trumpet. There was plenty of homework, too. We had at least two activities going on just about every evening. On top of that, I did a couple of bike races, we've been moving walls in the basement, and Cindy has been painting the basement.
A most unfortunate reprieve from piano lessons came these last three weeks, when the kids's teacher, Mrs. Black, became ill and had to spend some time in the hospital. This meant no spring recital, but with everything else I don't know that Q&A could have found time to polish and memorize two piano pieces each.
The other unfortunate reprieve, of course, was Cindy's abrupt halt to her marathon training with the onset of a hip injury. She'll have to try again this fall or next spring. On the positive side, this has meant an earlier start to our bicycling season.
We're interested to see if Abbey was able to maintain her usual stellar academic performance through the last month. I'm betting not. How shall we punish her? Quinn of course, maintained his usual rowdy academic performance right up to the last day. How should we punish him?
Quinn's class went to the Meridian Historical Village this spring. It's a standard 2nd grade field trip. The village is great little spot just up the road where some of Okemos's first buildings were moved and are now maintained. Quinn really seemed to enjoy it - especially making and eating butter. Late 1800s dress was encouraged for the trip, and everyone was required to limit their vision to black and white.
Quinn, on our porch the morning of the trip to the historical village (our house was built in '62):
Here's Abbey, in second grade, on her trip to the Meridian Historical Village. Cindy made the dress:
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