In the morning I got a kick out of Clarissa’s headband. She took it off as soon as I took the picture, but at least I got the picture:
After school and music practice, I took the kids to the park.
After the park we went home to do homework and have dinner. We had fondue again, this time with roasted broccoli and cauliflower, artichokes, baby potatoes, and two more apple pancakes.
After dinner we cleaned up, got everyone either in bed or ready for bed, and read scriptures. Then Abe and I wrapped more presents and watched more Renaissance documentaries while Mary and Lydia played Monopoly together. I gave Mary a talk beforehand on how to handle losing, but Lydia was so sweet and not only let Mary win but was so kind about it. She kept getting excited about how much money Mary had, and while Mary was exulting in her win Lydia just smiled, said sweet things to her, and complimented her on her ability to always win at Monopoly. Abe tried to tell Mary she was not being a very nice winner (because she kept counting her money and shouting, “I WON!! I WON!!”, but Mary was so elated that she didn’t hear a word he said. We’ll work on this more in the future. In the meantime, thank goodness for Lydia.