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We're In!

Well, we didn't get our first choice (Children's Community School in Davidson) but we did get our second (and it was a close second) in schools for Fletcher for the fall: The Children's Schoolhouse Cooperative Preschool! Fletcher would have gone to Kindergarten had we "won the lottery" with CCS but over 400 children for 38 spots is not great odds. So we opted to give Fletcher "the gift of time" by giving him one more year and Transitional Kindergarten. The Children's Schoolhouse has an open curriculum and Fletcher will love it there and we are excited for the year to come! The only drawback is the hours: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. I am now trying to determine what kind of work I can do around Fletcher's school day. And because it is a co-op, I have to be there at least one day a week as a Parent Volunteer. It will all work out. I have faith.

Now, what do we do this summer??

Mint Museum: Pop Art

Today we went to see the Andy Warhol exhibit at the Mint as this is its last weekend here in Charlotte. It was wonderful! Fletcher made Pop Art Flowers then we explored the exhibit which included many works that I had never seen: Endangered Species series, Jews series, and Cowboys and Indians series. All were wonderful and not the blonde bombshell and soup cans (well there was the one soup can) that we have come to associate with Warhol. I have a new found respect for his work. After the museum we had lunch at Wolfman Pizza. Yummy! Great family fun!

Valentine's at Latta Plantation

Fletcher and I enjoyed ourselves at Latta Plantation's Valentine's event yesterday. We love Latta and Fletcher proved yesterday how much he has learned and remembered from all of our visits there.

Fletcher is a natural-born talker and people-person I sometimes have to go outside of my comfort zone because, truth be told, he is more of a people-person than I am. Our visit to Latta on Friday was no exception: he did his own demonstration at he wooden work bench, convinced a group of girls to help him train the chickens by pretending to be foxes (for the hen's own protection), asked 2 boys to help carve a stump into a statue of him while he posed, fed a horse from his hand while pretending to be a horse trainer, and composed a Valentine's poem which he eagerly shared with anyone who would listen.

"Flowers are red.
Violets are blue.
I hope you like me.
I like you!"

Love my Square Peg

Someone recently called my child a "square peg" and I was not insulted at all. I am learning more and more everyday to embrace my unique and wonderful son for who his is. After all, we have taught him to think, question, to talk. We would not want him to take things at face value, to follow the crowd, to be like everyone else. However, the world is not always easy for those who don't "go with the flow" or question the whys and how of this world. It my mine and Ed's job to help our "square peg" find his square hole in this round-holed world. It is a job I cherish!

To the Sandlot!

Fletcher and I knew that the beautiful weather today called for a visit to the Sandlot in Davidson. So after picking up Fletcher from school we headed that way with snacks and camera in tow. Since it is right across from Fletcher's preschool we luckily found some other school friends playing there as well. Can't wait for more spring-like days and more fun at the Sandlot in the weeks to come!

Wonderful Weekend!

You'd never know this weekend that we had snow earlier in the week! It was Spring-like and beautiful! Fletcher and I enjoyed making valentines at home and then a birthday party Friday night at Rollie-Pollies (one of Fletcher's favorite places!). Saturday we all visited the Children's Schoolhouse, a prospective school for Fletcher for the fall, and it was great! Saturday afternoon, while Ed napped, Fletcher and I headed to Ramsey Creek Park on the lake. It was wonderful! Fletcher dug in the sand, found clams, turned over rocks, and all the things that a boy should do! Sunday was church, making valentines at CAP, and a play date with Emma Kate and Jack. All in all, it was a near-perfect weekend!

2nd Snow Day

We had snow on Wednesday. Ed was home and we all enjoyed getting out together into the snow!