real time

Today was day 15 in Los Angeles.  We have been busy getting the girls to and from acting boot camps six days a week.  They are also enrolled in a hip hop dance class weekly that they love.  Yesterday they shot their first commercial with a bunch of other kids and their acting coach.  We are meeting many wonderful acting families through this community, and had some time to socialize.  We have been taking Shawn to the park to play basketball.  We were hoping to get him into a sports camp but haven't had luck finding something close by.  We have also had time to visit Sprinkles, an amazing cupcake shop, eat at a little French place in Beverly Hills, and yes I now know how to make crepes.  I almost am tempted to say who needs France?  But seriously, we do, don't we? 

We got in touch with the school where the girls have been accepted and learned that we need to be home in 30 days or they can't attend.  There had been a misunderstanding about how we could work their schooling from afar.  We had to make a decision, to stay here for the three months as we had planned, or to return home at the end of August and have all of the kids go to school.  After lots of conversation, we decided to change our plan and return home early.  It made the most sense in terms of the kids' education.  Sky's show will be filmed in ten days, her cameraman leaves town September 1, and the other house we had rented, the owner needed to come home early anyhow, so it just made sense to change the plan.

I am sad, however, that I have not had time to explore more of this city, go hiking, visit the coast, go on a date with my husband...but there is still time.

Life lesson: flexibility.