Stellar Day

Today was one of those "perfect days." It was a quiet day at home. The three older girls and I played a money math game and I was struck by how much the girls know. Katie was counting the numbers on the dice and the pennies, Dani did the same plus counted her 5 pennies for a nickel and 10 pennies for a dime, and Maisie could do it all, including what change makes a quarter and how many quarters in a dollar. Of course, none of this is spectacular for any of the girls' ages, but for a mom it was so much fun to see.

Maisie read five of her Bob books. Then she wrote her "bug words." Then Maisie and Dani and I played "domino war" (like the card game war but with dominoes, the highest total number on the domino wins). Dani did great determining who had the highest number.

It was just a great day. Nothing amazing, just a wonderful day.