Today was a day that had little chance of rain so we decided to go back to the Kingston riding stables for another lesson (Ainsley had been begging to go again since we came back last Tuesday). When I called, I discovered that the stables offer a kids camp in July & August so I signed both girls up for the last week of July. We walked back to pickup our pottery first and then jumped on the bus to the stables. Given that I did not know how long it would be, we erred on the caution side and arrived 45 minutes before their lesson. So we waited and watched some of the people feed the horses and brush the horses hair. Then we were ready for our lessons. This time, I took a video of the lesson. Both girls had the same ponies they had ridden last week as well as the same teachers. Both teachers said that the girls are much more confident than the previous week.
After the lesson, we decided to check out the Kingston Library. I got a temporary membership there as well. So we got out some more books. Emily was a bit disappointed as they said that they had some Nancy Drew books, but alas they did not carry them anymore. But we found some other books – one is Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix – which is very long and thick.
Then we walked home from the library – it was a bit longer than I thought – but only by 2 bus stops so although there were complaints, it really wasn’t that bad. And when we got home, we were able to unwrap Ainsley’s sugar bowl and put some sugar in it. It was the first thing the girls said to Scott when he got home that night. Another week has come to a close. Hard to believe we have been here 3 weeks. We have hit the maximum that I have ever been out of the country consecutively.
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