Two Little Victories

Tuna's grandparents gave her $30 to spend at the store for her birthday. She combined that with her $25 gift card and $5 she made from selling her skates, to give her $60 total to spend. She mentally calculated her total as she shopped, and bought herself a dress and leggings set, two Barbies, a Ken doll, and a spy gear set, with her total coming to $59.95: an amount she already knew would ring up because she added it in her head. 

Later, in the car, her grandmother asked her how her birthday was going so far and she answered, "Amazingly!"

AmazingLY. She answered in proper part of speech. 

Of course, these grandparents are the ones who refuse to acknowledge that Tuna is homeschooled. They ask her things like, "What are you wearing on your first day of school?" and "Are you excited to start school?" even though they have been told time and again she doesn't go to school. We usually just change the subject now. 

Funny, they tell her she's smart as a whip, predict she will grow up to do something noble with her brain, yet refuse to see or admit that NOT being a product of the public school system might possibly be a better idea for Tuna. 

Being a non-testing, non-prescribed curriculum using mama, it makes my heart flutter when I see real-life examples of success in my daughter, especially when it happens in front of nay-sayers. 

Tomorrow: off to Munich with the in-laws. Going to make the most of it.