Skye (after first day of 3rd grade): Mom, there's a test in math tomorrow and I'm afraid I lost my mind over the summer. I don't want to be in the easy levels, I want to be in the middle levels!
Me: It doesn't matter what level you're in, you just find out your level, work hard then move up next year, no biggie.
Skye: But Mo-om! I've been trying to practice math all summer but people keep coming and asking me to play!
Me: You've been trying to do math ALL summer, but people have been asking you to play? Hmmmm. . . I don't know. When were you trying to do math this summer again?
Skye: I would think of equations in my head, but then someone would knock on the door and want to play.
Me: uh-huh.
Skye: Yeah Mom, and like you would always say, lets go swimming at the rec center or whatever, so we would have to go.
Me: So I wanted to go swimming at the rec center, but you wanted to stay home and do math. . . . am I getting this right?
Skye: yes, that's right.
Uh-huh.
I've spent the entire summer trying to have as much fun and experiences as we can, packing several outings into a week and all my daughter wanted to do was stay home and do math. Makes me wonder how that conversation with Skye and her teacher is going to go. Hmmmm.
I'm thinking my next summer is going to be A LOT easier on the gas mileage. Mwahahahaha!
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