CARD GAMES

Mimi loves to play card games especially slap jack. Like her cousin Mari, Mimi can play like cut throat. Each time she saw the jack, she would slap it fast and say "Come to Mimi! Ha,Ha, Ha". All mom could do is hang her head and cry.

SCHOOL DAYS

So far so good. This week up till now has been puurrrrfect. Last week, Mimi worked real hard at practicing her piano and theory lessons. In the beginning mom would have Mimi practice the piano after school. That turned out to be disasterous. All Mimi would do is goof around. In turn mom would get quite irritated with her. Last week mom decided to try and have Mimi practice in the morning before school and gymnastics and the result was soooo much better. It works great for Mimi because she is a early riser. It just about kills mom though. So now mom gets up around 7:30, fixes breakfast, shower, then by 9:00 both mom and Mimi sit down at the piano bench for a 15-20 minute practice. Then it is on to gymnastics and kindergarten. After school Mimi will have a snack then go play with her friends for about one hour then come home and then it is time for bath, dinner and piano theory lessons. By the time all is said and done, it is 8:00 p.m. and both mom and Mimi are pooped! Mom now thinks she has a handle on the situation. Because of this schedule change Mimi is able to focus on what needs to be done. As a result, Mimi had a great lesson with Ms. Celia this past Monday. Ms Celia was quite pleased with Mimi's progress. This morning, Mimi's gymnastic teacher says that Mimi is doing much, much better on focusing and doing great in class. She seems to think that it is due to the fact that Mimi is in kindergarten now and is much more mature this year. As soon as gymnastic class was over, it was time to rush home while eating lunch in the car, change clothes and walk to school. This afternoon mom helped the school nurse with the health screening this year. It was quite fun. I was able to give the eye exams to Mimi's classmates and friends. Mimi was tested by another mom. It just worked out that way. As soon as we finished, mom was on her way home but not before stopping to watch Mimi and her friends play in their playground. Much to mom's surprise, Mimi is an excellent jump roper!!! Mom has never seen Mimi jump rope before today. So now, not only can Mimi cross the monkey bars without any help, she can jump rope too!!! My baby is growing up way too fast for me!! :-(