Do you like champagne? One of my favorites in Napa was Mumm. They have a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL patio and a cool tasting menu. (It's my favorite kind of tasting - pour my shit and then leave me alone so I don't have to evaluate wine in front of you. lol)
I'm on the windycity end of the champagne spectrum lol, but Mumm had one I liked. Beautiful scenery, too.
Post by rootbeerfloat on May 13, 2016 14:09:26 GMT -5
I'm starting Morning Star (Red Rising #3).
I almost always have several unread books on my Kindle (usually Amazon First selections, which I'm never that fired up read, but I have them just in case).
Post by rootbeerfloat on May 13, 2016 13:20:56 GMT -5
She sounds like DS. He has never liked sports (we tried soccer and flag football when he was younger), though he stuck with karate for a few years. We finally let him quit, though, because he hated it and the more we forced him to go, the more it killed his self-esteem. He is not very coordinated and athletic, and as he progressed, it got harder for him. He has anxiety, and this is something therapy helped us all to decide. In case it's not clear, I really disagree with pp that you should be forcing her to do a sport or physical activity. It may only make things worse.
My nephew, who is the same age and he is very close to, loves sports. But it's hard when they get together because nephew wants to run around and throw balls, and DS doesn't. DS will sit off to the side if this is what's happening. He will walk and run around (in the right circumstances), he likes to swim, and he's not overweight, so I'm not overly concerned about him needing more physical activity for his health.
He likes art and video games, so he takes drawing classes. We've also been looking for robotics or programming type classes, too.
Post by rootbeerfloat on May 12, 2016 18:57:06 GMT -5
I asked my H what he thought about this and he said: 1) that he would give it try, but probably get sore and 2) is this something your Internet friends are trying?!
Post by rootbeerfloat on May 12, 2016 13:08:13 GMT -5
Besides a brief phase of playing with baby dolls around 3 or so, DD has never been into dolls. We had some hand-me-down Barbies that other kids would play with when they came over, but she ignored. I finally gave them away.
Post by rootbeerfloat on May 10, 2016 15:14:10 GMT -5
My husband worries much more about screen time and vegetables and just about everything than I do. He definitely has Dad Guilt. He doesn't really care about external judgment (and as a man, he doesn't have to), but he has high standards. It is exhausting, honestly.
This thread has also made me realize we (as in my family) are terrible Americans.
Yup. I already knew that, though. I remember going to nerd camp on the east coast when I was a teenager one summer. There was a big Independence Day celebration, and everyone else knew all the words to Proud to be An American. I didn't even recognize the song lol.
Post by rootbeerfloat on May 10, 2016 13:29:58 GMT -5
I like baseball more than parades, so I think I would be disappointed that I wasn't included. But I would probably be fine doing my usual July 4th traditions with my family (who of course I like better than ILs) and just one kid.