Gravy?

Last night, after dinner, Alan was cleaning up and from the kitchen asked, "what's that on top of the chocolate mousse?" I answered, "the gravy". Shara asked, "Gravy? Gravy on the mousse?" I said, "yes, you know, the chocolate dessert." Shara, "Gravy ... is ON ... the mousse?" Me, "Oh! the container of gravy is on top of the container of mousse!".

Thanksgiving

What a fun holiday. Shara loved visiting with her family and really seemed to have a good time playing pool with auntie chris. She also enjoyed sharing kids bop and dancing around the dining room. She doesn't remember specifics, just that it was a lot of fun.

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Sleep over

Shara's at her first big girl sleep over. She kicked us out after changing into her pajamas and getting d&g. They' re going to watch ramona & beezus and half of the girls need to leave in the morning, so they should all be up pretty early and ready to go. She isn't really friends with any of the girls, it's hannah's birthday party, but she wanted to stay anyway. Alan and I were saying when we were her age wer would never go to a party where w didn't know anyone and be excited and comfortable. Not 100% but pretty close!

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A bit of catching up

Alan just moved over to the android-side and Shara's got his own iPhone. She's thrilled. I asked her if she now has everything she wants and she said, "Yes. I don't need my castle anymore!"

Tonight we started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. She was hoping Cassidy would bring back the Harry Potter pop-up she borrowed from the library. She did and as we were going to bring Alan to pick up his motorcycle from the mechanics, she said, "I hate me." Obviously I asked what she meant and she said she forgot her library book at school. It was the Harry Potter pop-up, so after dropping Alan off, we went over and got it from her desk at school. So, what an opportunity to start reading the real book! I'd been wanting to for a while now and am so happy we are.

Halloween planning was a lot of fun. Shara picked the theme and it was easy to put together, especially since she's so easy going and is more into having fun creating than the final result. Though we all liked the final result as well. So it was a cold Halloween and she was bummed that we weren't able to go out trick-or-treating with her neighborhood friends. Next year we'll plan the evening activities a little better, but it was a good evening.

We actually made it this year to the King Richards Faire. It was probably the most relaxed time we had there. I took the advice of someone on the Web who suggested eating lunch before going. I never thought the savory food was very good and it's so expensive, so this was a great idea. We grabbed subs and then ate the good stuff - ice cream, kettle corn, huge chocolate chip cookies, hard cider. We saw 2 jousting contests, a funny musical with a talented cast, and a couple of silly shows, including a rat circus. Shara got inspired by the circus and tried to train Brutus to jump through a hoop.

One thing both Alan and I noticed recently is the huge amount of energy Shara's had lately. The past year I had thought she was just a calm child that didn't like much physical activity, but I had seen the lack of energy. I now realize it wasn't because of her demeanor but how she was feeling, I assume. Now that she isn't getting the stomach aches anymore and eating better, it's obvious she happier and healthier. I guess that's a good place to end this post!