Since Sydney started Kindergarten way back in early September, we have missed only one day of school, a planned absence for Rosh Hashanah. Sydney has had a stellar year health-wise, not even missing a single day due to illness, I am so grateful!
This time of year is so busy and I was sensing lately that Sydney was just needing some really focused time with Mom so I cleared a day for us to play hookey together. We chatted about how we might like to spend this precious day together and she ultimately decided that she wanted to head to the states together to go shopping.
Oh the best laid plans...we were getting ourselves ready to go last night running a few errands when my car mysteriously started overheating and the heater quit working all together. Something was clearly wrong and it became evident quickly that a road trip was out of the question for today.
So I gave Sydney the option of heading to school this morning but she decided that she'd rather still spend the day with me so we spent a precious day together.
We had a long soak in a bubble bath, followed by a snuggle on the couch to watch one of her favourite shows, 19 Kids and Counting, together.
Then we strolled around our neighborhood and collected a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
When she was ready to head out for the day, we drove to Jericho Beach where she had the best time beach combing, this time collecting shells and rocks covered in barnacles instead of the usual sea glass!
We headed straight from the beach to Whitespot for lunch, Menchies for dessert and then to Sydney's cousin Avior's house for a visit followed by side by side pedicures at Pure Nail Bar.
The evening continued in a special time together as we made dinner side by side in the kitchen and then played in the garden and backyard all the while enjoying each other's company.
It was a precious day and left me wondering why I hadn't done this sooner!
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