Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Seriously. Why else am I STILL so beat? Field Day/Graduation was an incredibly long day with a very late night (I exercised late and then took forever winding down), but I went to bed earlier than usual the next night, and I’ve certainly managed later mornings yesterday and today. Meh.

To be fair, I suppose I HAVE been busy at home. I’ve been trying to catch up on laundry, but also going through clothes that have been sitting around in limbo; yesterday I took pictures of a bunch of things I was having a hard time letting go of and put them in bags to go to the appropriate people. Yesterday I also went to a doctor’s appointment with my oldest and dropped a bunch of library books back at the library, and Thursday (the last day of school) we ordered Panda for our fundraiser. (I’m hoping we did well, but I haven’t heard yet.) Today we have places to go in the afternoon, though, so accomplishments at home will be kept to a minimum.

Anyway. This morning (while our choc-choc-chip-banana muffins were in the oven) I finished Nat a Chance, the 6th book in Maria Scrivan’s ‘Nat’ series of graphic novels. To be honest? I was torn about this one. I think its intended audience will enjoy it, and it has multiple good messages, but I didn’t feel like the plot development was up to Scrivan’s usual standards. It tried to convey more good messages than it had time to fully deliver. Still, the overriding idea–that we can do things we didn’t think were possible if we stop limiting ourselves with our own negative self-assessments–is a worthwhile one for the age (or for any age, really), and so it’s definitely a worthwhile read. Nat’s growth in self-confidence as she trains for a triathlon (her friend Zoe talks her into it) is nice to see, and her experience feels authentic.

I’ll have to see what my girlies think.