Day 2 Report

Mattie triumphantly returned this morning at the ungodly hour of 7:30 for another grueling day of camp. The other kids, too, were awake at the aforementioned ungodly hour, if not before.

Since I was at work most of the day, I can only report this second-hand, but the troops (including the most trooperest of them all, Cynthia) went for some biking, lunch, and a trip to the Children’s Museum today. Then it was home for a sit-down dinner at the table. Tonight I was a little more sociable, and did not have to resort to the headphones at any point. I even persevered through the loss of a temporary crown during dinner without anyone finding out! (Don’t worry, it always comes out; I just glue it back in and move on. But the thought of having to explain a temporary crown to a bunch of kids is a bit daunting so I was happy to deal with it on the sly.)

Mattie decided to stay the night, and is currently upstairs sleeping, along with everyone else (who did not help in the process of getting Mattie to sleep, I might add, much to their woe in the morning…). If I’m not mistaken this is Mattie’s first night away from home, so this is a big deal for her.

Tomorrow’s schedule includes a trip to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, and there is something about a modeling gig for Mattie, which I will have to find out more about because it seems a little unusual for a 5-year-old to have a modeling gig at Lewis Ginter.