Today is one of those days when I realize time is going by and the kids are changing. Strider, in particular, is getting to experience some new things this year -- and a lot of the activities are on Thursdays.
So this morning, after he spent some time racing around finding his lost math papers and lost writing papers, and printing out latest drafts of reports and remembering at the very last minute that he needed to bring pictures of the four seasons to class today.... we finally got out the door and I drove him to his writing class. He's been going once a week to a Writeshop class with 6th-8th graders, and the teacher keeps them busy with assignments throughout the week.
Then he came home and we read a couple chapters of "Swiss Family Robinson" together, he quickly ate some lunch, and then he was out the door again. This time he rode his bike up to the community center in the neighborhood where a group called MathCounts has been meeting weekly. This has been a fantastic group of mostly boys, led by a wonderful teacher, and I've never seen Strider so excited about Math before! He does all kinds of challenging problems throughout the week and then they get together to go over more strategies. The team is preparing for a competition in February, so Strider will miss that because we'll be gone, but he's been enjoying the practice times anyway. They're also putting together a video for a side competition, and he does get to participate in that, which is fun.
After MathCounts, he walked outside to the tennis courts, where, conveniently, he has tennis lessons. The teacher is amazing -- very generous and kind and helpful. I'm glad Strider is getting the chance to learn some of the basics of one of my favorite sports!
Then he rode his bike home for a quick dinner, changed into his uniform and was off to his last regular-season baseball game. Since I had to work this afternoon, I didn't even get to see him for dinner, so it's been weird to have him be gone for so long!
Yes, my boy is growing up!
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