play date and final

I let Lydia skip preschool today because Paige, Ada, and Liv came down for a play date. Lydia was so excited to see Ada that she she stood on a stool by the kitchen counter for twenty minutes and refused to move because she wanted to “wait for Ada to come.” When Ada got here, the girls decorated cookies, ate lunch, and played outside. It was great fun.

Waiting for Ada to come.
Waiting for Ada to come.
Mary busied herself with the iPad while waiting. Mainly I wanted a photo of her headband, which I thought was cute.
Mary busied herself with the iPad while waiting. Mainly I wanted a photo of her headband, which I thought was cute.
Decorating gingerbread men.
Decorating gingerbread men.

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Lydia's gingerbread man.
Lydia’s gingerbread man.
Playing outside.
Playing outside.

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Ada is amazing at climbing trees. She got even higher than that, but this is the best picture I have of her.
Ada is amazing at climbing trees. She got even higher than that, but this is the best picture I have of her.
Abe took this picture while I was at school.
Abe took this picture while I was at school.

Speaking of school, I finished my final practical for my baking class today. I got the highest score in the class! Well, tied with two others. I felt really proud of myself because cooking school has not been easy, and I have been very mistake prone all quarter. It felt good to get some things right.

One thing I did not get right is that I lost my pastry cream. Actually, I was convinced one of my class mates stole it, and I was pretty upset all of class until I realized that someone had just moved my pastry cream, and then I felt ashamed of suspecting my class mate. (In my defense, he stole my equipment last during the final last week, and so I just assumed he had moved on to my actual products this week. I should really give people the benefit of the doubt more often.)