Sunday, June 22, 2008

Overnight Success

Tinkerbell just went home a couple of hours ago. She spent the night last night and the girls had a blast. Violet asked her about the cats and they decided to close the bedroom door, although Tinkerbell didn't think they'd bother her. Mr. Incredible went out and brought back lots of toppings and set up a make your own ice cream sundae bar. I think he had as a good of a time as the girls. He doesn't get to be home often when Violet has friends over. He also got to meet Tink's dad and mom which was good. I think he and Mr. Bell have a lot of common interests.

Red is a really good friend, but I think she may be a daytime friend for now. By 8:30 she said they needed to get into their pajamas and brush their teeth. At 8:30 last night Violet and Tinkerbell were heading back out to the pool for more swimming. By 9:00 Red said they were up past their bedtime. At 11:00 I told Violet and Tinkerbell they needed to wrap up their reading and get into bed. Red is always up early. I woke Violet and Tinkerbell up at 9:00 so they could be sure to be ready when Tink's mom came to get her. Violet and Tinkerbell seem to be on the same Circadian clock. Perhaps it is the homeschool clock versus public school clock. Perhaps it is just family styles. Red can come over for the day and stay for dinner too. She lives just across the street, she can commute home at bedtime and we'll see her the next day.

We asked Violet if she'd like to try sleeping over at Tinkerbell's house. She said no, but she'd like to have Tink back here. That's okay, at least we'll know what they are doing if they are here. She'll want to try it there soon enough.

The rest of the day we are all resting and hanging out at home. Tomorrow Violet starts her first Kids and College class of the summer, Become a Frenzied Scientist. She's had a busy last 4 days with lots of hosting friends. Downtime today will be good.

2 comments:

MOM #1 said...

Hurray! That sounds like a roaring success. You know, family styles can really make a difference in comfort level at that age. The girls haven't fully learned how to "roll with the waves" of different families and the way they do things.

That's ok. There will be many many years when they have to compromise in life. Childhood should just be one big fun-fest!

Sounds like Violet has a lot of fun coming up in her future. I's glad she's taking the day off to rest up her Freakiness.

Anonymous said...

WOOT! :o)