A Little of This and a Little of That

One regular event is our Tuesday Spikeball night. Sometimes there's a great turnout, sometimes there are only a couple of nets. Sometimes I watch the girls in the ocean and go for walks with them, and sometimes they're splashing and playing with friends and I visit. No matter what, we watch a gorgeous sunset and leave happy that we ended the day on the beach. Cameron got a glow in the dark set. It's pretty "Lit"!
This girl comes home from school not her best self. She loves it but something about it turns her into a demanding, difficult child. It's really a shame. I need to make sure I spend enough time with her. 
The kids went to Wadi Hammam to do some bouldering. I feel like maybe I already blogged this. Either way, I'm so grateful for the friends my kids have.  
Elise wanted to make a special 100 days of school picture. We went to the Qurum beach and started to find shells, then we decided to specialize in Tusk Shells. She created this lovely work of art with her 100 tusk shells. The girls also made Valentines for each of their classmates and many friends.



I did a terrible job at photos on Valentines Day but it was really lovely. Matt wrote me a letter and got me flowers. We planned a Dinner with friends together and that was lovely. We went to Mumtaz with Mo and Sam, Jay and Candice, and Jay and Mashaal. What an interesting group of people. I definitely felt like that insignificant member of the group. Every other person has lived a truly adventurous life. We look forward to more such dinners.

 

I've been petitioning to have the other members of the family use their time together to better purpose. Instead of their usual "Port Royal before Bedtime" these two agreed for a chess lesson. Hopefully there will be many more to come. It is very important mental training and a must for a Stecher.

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