parent/teacher conference date night

when we have grandparents visiting (aka "free babysitting") we try to go out alone as much as possible. it timed out perfectly that we had madelyn's parent/teacher conference while grandma was visiting so we could go together (a very, very rare occurrence). we scheduled the conference early in the evening so that we could also go out to dinner - a double treat.

madelyn's conference was a really positive report. she is reading above grade and her teacher is quite pleased with her work and progress. her teacher also told us that she plans on selecting madelyn as a "character champion" before the end of the year, which will make madelyn very happy. while we were waiting our turn, we enjoyed reading all of the kids' '100 years' descriptions in the hallway. i think they might have come up with aging ideas as a group because there was lots of repetition.

after the conference, matt and i briefly visited the book fair. madelyn had visited during the school day and brought us home a 'wish list'. we were laughing seeing what she had selected for herself and her brothers - so thoughtful. we left without anything though.

next stop was sushi! we haven't had sushi out in a very, very long time (i make some veggie sushi at home from time to time) and i was in the mood. we had some vegan and some traditional rolls. it was so yummy! we really enjoyed our time out. thank you, grandma. love.