...And the kids seem to be adjusting pretty well. We have them in the after school program (called Kaleidescope). They get their homework done, then play. They've been breathing hard and/or sweaty almost every day I've picked them up, which is great--it means they're active. Our biggest concern, which we somewhat expected, is that both of them are doing work they've already done...A while (like, at least a year) ago. It's one thing to let them settle in and other entirely to allow them to get intellectually lazy and "settle."
On a more social note, we made a friend!!! Of course it started with Patricia (as most of our relationships do). There's a Black woman (a Delta) with kids at Whitesides (her daughter is in 5th grade and her son is in 3rd) who lives "right across the road and down just a ways" from us in a different subdivision, very much within walking distance.
She actually picked the kids up from school this past Monday when Patricia and I both had to work late-ish (Convocation at the College). When we got to her house, Osayende and Aniyah didn't want to leave--and her kids didn't want them to either. So we sat and talked, started sharing life stories and perspectives, discovering commonalities etc...and it feels like such a relief to have even "just one."
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