School is out

Burger is THRILLED that the school year is over. She's been having the busy social life that any 14 year old would envy - going to the beach, to friends' houses, having sleepovers... We should all have such activities on our plates!

Zippy, on the other hand, is BUMMED that school is over - while she didn't go to a regular school, she did have speech therapy three times a week (for an hour and forty-five minutes a shot) during the school year, and she LURVED it with all of her little heart. She misses Miss JoAnn (who she called "Miss Jo-Man" oh-so-endearingly), Mr. Brian (Miss Jo-Man's assistant) and all of the other kids in her class. She asks DAILY if today is the day she goes back to school. She's just so sad.

To brighten Zippy's days, we've been trying to go on excursions and do more with her - more trips to the park and the beach, more bike rides, more more more. And it's so much fun.

The Zipster's speech, btw, is coming along nicely. She keeps us in stitches, and has a wicked sense of humor. Her biggest fault is that she repeats whatever it is she wants until it's done - she doesn't wait well. Yesterday, I was trying to fix something, all the while with her in the background repeating "I NEED JELLY BEANS, MOM" in her loud little voice. It's hard to whine about this habit of hers, though, as a year ago we were thrilled when she occasionally strung three words together.

I love my little Zippy (and my big Burger too).