May

It's hard to believe it's May, already.  Maria is excited because Veronica is having a birthday.  She really seems happy for Veronica, right now, but Lord knows how she'll be on the actual day.  She has this week and two more weeks and she is done with the school year at her preschool.  I have no plans for her to go to camp or anything this year - she and Veronica can take swimming, I figure, and we'll take ballet and that will be all.  Maria is excited because her friend Carlotta is going to be off from school soon and they can see more of each other than they do now.

She's had a great year in school, she's made some friends, she's learned a lot.  She can write her name pretty well and she counts to infinity, or something.  She has an incredible memory.  We went to the library last week and we sang, to the tune of patty cake, Patty cake, patty cake, pizza man, make me a pizza, as fast as you can, roll it, and toss it, and sprinkle it with cheese and don't forget the ______ please! They sang it a few times and two days later she was doing it with Felicity and she did it perfectly.  She's been going to gymnastics and ballet and although she is crazy so often, just as often she is fun and sweet.  It's hard to remember the fun and the sweetness when she is crying and screaming but I am trying.