Well, we made it through distance learning on Friday with a minimum of argument. Josh told his teacher and classmates about our state project and that we had just done Michigan, so I ended up reading a fact about Detroit at his teacher's request (she asked Josh but he "couldn't remember," of course). He also made the connection between their drawing pictures to tell a story for writing class, and that when we go on trips, Mommy takes a lot of photos and makes a Shutterfly book, which tells the story of our trip. He showed off our last book, from our Legoland trip, and the teacher enjoyed the comparison.
This morning we had a soccer game and then we stopped by the farmer's market/vendor fair on the town green. Our library had a table and the 2 children's librarians were there. We got a t-shirt and a book (Harold and the Purple Crayon) for free. While walking around a little more, we stopped at the booth for the town after-school program and Josh got to spin the wheel; his prize was to pick something out of a box. There were some really cool things in there - little bagged
Lego sets, flash cards, etc...he chose a ball. A plastic ball. Which probably costs less than 5 cents and will split in half the very second he hits it with a whiffle bat. Oh well, that's what he wanted. And then a booth for the congregational church was giving kids their choice of a little gift...rubber duck, erasers...he found a small lightsaber, which actually lights up. He's happy with that.
Tomorrow is the (Southwick) Zoo day! We are looking forward to it (except the long drive early in the morning). It will be good to see our friends!
I have 3 small ones, all in the ankle-area (kind of where Meriweather has hers), and all just black. On my right leg is an Egyptian Eye of Horus. That was my first one, when I was 26. It took me 11 years to choose it
On the left are my Duran Duran tattoos. The first one is the symbol from the New Moon on Monday video:
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And a little above it is a tribal-ish sun, to symbolize their song (Reach Up For the) Sunrise, their first single with all 5 original band members reunited around 2001-2002.
I want to get a few more. For years now, I've wanted to get the word "Nevermore" in Edgar Allan Poe's handwriting on my right shoulder. I also want to put the words "Hope" and "Believe" somewhere. I thought about perhaps having them done in the tails of the pink and blue Infertility Awareness ribbon, and maybe including that as part of a commemorative tattoo that I want done. I'd like something about Josh, maybe with his name and birthdate on it, and to somehow incorporate 3 angel wings for his siblings. Or some type of symbol if the angel wings are too overplayed. I would love to also include some kind of symbol for the 5 embryos that we'd transferred but didn't result in pregnancy, and the 15 embryos that we still have frozen in storage (I'd probably use snowflakes for those, as that's what they're referred to in our circle), but I want this done over my heart and it would just be way too big. Wonder if there's such a thing as a 15-pointed snowflake...
we've seen them so many times, but they seem to make great background TV when we are cleaning without me having to pay attention!
I love that tattoo!! 
I love getting henna though and I bought myself a temp tattoo kit to try some henna type stuff on myself. 
