A.J. and Jack.
Jan. 26th, 2011 11:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
navygreenA.J. and I went to town this afternoon, as well as running a few errands on base. I asked if he'd like to go with me as soon as he got home from school. Philip was still sleeping (again, he works nights, so he sleeps in the daytime), and Jack's school wasn't due out for another hour. I'm glad he went with me - I wasn't lonely, and we always have good chats in the car together. :-)
We received a big box from Land's End today. Last week,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ginky shared an awesome code for free shipping, and I took advantage of their clearance sales to score a few items. I got Jack winter boots in the next size up for next year, a long-sleeved hoodie t-shirt, and swim shoes for this summer. A.J. scored an awesome track jacket in a smooth chocolate brown. He looks so grown-up when he tries on clothes!
Jack begins an indoor soccer league again in a few weeks, and Philip and I are making a tough decision to hold him back. The Youth Center coordinator called this morning, wanting to bump him up into the 10-12 leagues (he's 9 still), but I'm afraid it will be much like the summer league. At that time, Jack's team was made up mostly of 8-10 year-olds, but their opposing team (they played the same team for each game) was mostly 10-12 year-olds, and they were constantly trampled. I don't want that for him again right now, and I think it would be best to wait until next year when he actually *HAS* to be in that league. Plus, he'll be wearing glasses for the first time this season, and the older league played rough. I want to give him some time to get used to playing with glasses before he's hardcore defending in them.
*sigh*
Since we held him back in preschool, he's the oldest kid in his 3rd grade class, and most of his fellow classmates will be in the 7-9 league. I think it's really the best decision for him, but it still feels a bit like holding him back. :-/
We received a big box from Land's End today. Last week,
ginky shared an awesome code for free shipping, and I took advantage of their clearance sales to score a few items. I got Jack winter boots in the next size up for next year, a long-sleeved hoodie t-shirt, and swim shoes for this summer. A.J. scored an awesome track jacket in a smooth chocolate brown. He looks so grown-up when he tries on clothes!Jack begins an indoor soccer league again in a few weeks, and Philip and I are making a tough decision to hold him back. The Youth Center coordinator called this morning, wanting to bump him up into the 10-12 leagues (he's 9 still), but I'm afraid it will be much like the summer league. At that time, Jack's team was made up mostly of 8-10 year-olds, but their opposing team (they played the same team for each game) was mostly 10-12 year-olds, and they were constantly trampled. I don't want that for him again right now, and I think it would be best to wait until next year when he actually *HAS* to be in that league. Plus, he'll be wearing glasses for the first time this season, and the older league played rough. I want to give him some time to get used to playing with glasses before he's hardcore defending in them.
*sigh*
Since we held him back in preschool, he's the oldest kid in his 3rd grade class, and most of his fellow classmates will be in the 7-9 league. I think it's really the best decision for him, but it still feels a bit like holding him back. :-/
