Well, that’s it. The children have been released from durance vile and inflicted on us until next year. Today was the last day of school this year for all of them. Charles and Corwin had parties at school.
I went to Charles’ party because somehow I had “volunteered” to do a craft project for the party. That didn’t turn out too bad — I got some simple three piece wooden trees with flat sides and a bunch of stick on Christmas shapes and plastic gems and had kids put them together and decorate them. Most of the kids went at it far longer than I thought they would. More importantly, they were busy and quiet while they were working on the trees, which was much appreciated. A few of the other parents brought in some crafts also which kept the kids busy busy busy!
Many snacks were provided, so many that Charles said on the way home “I had enough sugar for today”. Just try to imagine how many cookies, treats, and candies he had to eat to reach that point.
Mom got to hang out with Corwin, who has apparently been banished to his own little corner. Corwin claims he moved his desk there himself, on purpose, but really — that’s hardly plausible. Mom claimed that Corwin was popular with the girls during some of the group games. Perhaps Corwin’s isolation is in fact a subtle play of “hard to get” that’s paying off for him. I must ask him about that.