family fun

so, here i am at work - alone. for the last ten months, nissa has come to work with me for the first hour of my work day. today is the first official day of summer break and it's noticeably different. no one to walk up the garage stairs with, no one to harass to do homework, no reason to watch the clock to leave on time for school. but what i did have was a desk that was touched by ani - the photo of her an nissa close to the edge, with my tigger clock close by. my calculator was pulled close to the edge, too. she was loving using it (i wonder if she'd like it with the printer on?) and when she was typing, I commented "oh, you're working hard," and she responded "yes, you too mommy!" both of us typing away and working hard. what fun. and she was so loud and full of observations and hellos for random strangers. until we got to school for nissa's last day, then she would not say hi to ms gordon or mr rodriguez. she kills me some times. it's funny to think how nissa and ani are so similar, yet so different. i think father's day was a success. adam got to get some sleep (he didn't have to wake up at 6:30 with the girls), had a decent breakfast, enjoyed his gifts, played on the bed with the girls, played karting with nissa, and had a decent steak dinner. plus, i got to get some things done around the house, since the day was all about spending time with the girls. now if only i could get them to sleep more, we'd be set. nissa's june show was a success. she and her classmates did a great job remembering their choreography and keeping their spacing. ms cori is a solid teacher and i'm glad nissa enjoys going. it was a bit spotty during the year, but i think the fun of seeing both tallulah and azul each week was a good reward.