Great family day

Yesterday was a great day.   They did schoolwork, although they couldn't find the FLL book.  Scotland was doing that extra pier for the addition.   He hadn't connected that the support beam would have to be cut to match the roof line, thereby making it worthless as a support beam.   So, therefore the need for the extra pier. 

Tatiana did a little bit of tidying up, then Tatiana played Splendor.   We did the to-15 version.   Then the three of us played a couple of games.  When it was the three of us, I was sitting on the couch with Tatiana and she wanted lots of kisses.   That was wonderful.   Then Scotland tired of games, so Tatiana played a couple of Monopoly games. 

Bedtime was nice.  She'd been angelic all evening.  She is reading an Illustrated King Arthur book with Scotland.  I read her part of the Childcraft Sea book.  We finished Popper's Penguins, then started Wrinkle in Time. 

Earrings

We had trauma yesterday   We got our ears pierced early Oct.   I got new earrings for us.   I'd swapped mine out about a week ago.  Last night she wanted hers swapped out.  There was blood and big tears.   It was horrible.

Before that, we'd had a nice evening.  I picked her up from dance.   One thing funny on that.  Scotland left after dropping her off at dance class.  He said to me, "She doesn't have any shoes."  while holding a pair of her shoes."    I said, "What do you mean?  She has lots of shoes."    He'd meant that she didn't have any non-dance shoes.   We got home and I combed her hair while she eat dinner then we listened to Pentatonix Christmas songs.  Hair is completely combed now. 

During the daytime, they had done schoolwork, then went to play at the Stallmans. 

Monday

First full daily back together.  Tatiana spent a week with her Gram and Grandpa.  We got her yesterday.   I took today off from work.   We are having a nice normal day home from work.  Except that Scotland had to go to Plano.   The water heater wasn't working.   Tatiana and I did schoolwork.  And some of the Christmas tree lighting. 

We are at piano lesson.   She just did the first song in her new book and did it great the first time.  So they are moving on to the next one. 

Nice day at home

Tatiana had a nice day at home.   She really needed that.   While Scotland has been working at the Stallmans, they haven't had a chance to spend time together.   In the evening she said, "She wasn't doing bad.   She wasn't doing good.   She was doing great!" 

AHG Pet care meeting

Tatiana created a song. Nice Saturday

This is a song Tatiana wrote herself.  She played it for me.  It sounded good.

We had a nice mother-daughter day.   We had drop Scotland off at the Stallmans.  Friday evening the Ram had gotten stuck in the mud and they were too tired to deal with it.  Tatiana was disappointed that she wasn't staying to play there.  I think she needed some home time, though.

We had a nice day.   She did some work, and then we played a game or did something else, then she did some more work.  I took a nap.  We played some Christmas songs on the computer.  She is like me in that she loves Little Drummer Boy.   She found the song on Youtube by Pentatax (or something like that).   It was very pretty.  We listened several times.

At bedtime, she put her nightie on inside-out.  I'd been wearing a sweatshirt inside out during the day because it is comfier.  I asked her about it and she said it was because it was comfier.  When Scotland got home later he asked if it did that to be like mommy and she said Yes.

After her bedtime, I told Scotland what a nice day we had.   He said that she had told him that she was worried that I didn't have a fun day.  He said that people sometimes have a hard time understanding how I am feeling.   Sunday morning I told her what a nice day I had with her.   She beamed. 

Ice Skating

This is Tatiana ice skating.  Kristen is the girl in the pink jacket.   I think that is Raelyn in the skirt.   Scotland is helping the Stallmans build their house.  Patty offered to pick up Tatiana and take her with them.   That was so wonderful.
Tatiana came home exhausted. 

Kristen's Birthday party

Kristen had her party at Shenigan's in Greenville.  It was lots of fun.   Tatiana got to do Laser Tag.   The girls did lots of giggling.   They had these shooting conga lines would form where one girl would be happily shooting the girl in front of her while being shot by the girl behind her. 

Then they got cards for playing games. 

Halloween