Leggo My Eggo

Dear Lila,

Our fridge stopped working way back in October and we had to use three mini fridges in the meantime until a repair person could come and diagnose the problem/order the new part/receive the new part/come back to the house only to learn that it wasn't the right part/order the correct new part/find a new time to come replace the part/blah blah blah (do all appliance repairs have to be so lengthy and complicated???). While it was great that we at least had mini fridges to use, they were in fact mini and organizing all of the food that is usually needed for our family of six was a daily game of Tetris. We had to pack everything in just so and honestly, sometimes I wanted hummus, but I decided against them because removing the 10 items in front of the hummus, getting the hummus, and then putting those 10 items back was simply not worth it just for hummus.

The freezer compartment in the mini fridge was also the size of a shoebox so we only kept the essentials on hand in there: frozen fruit and vegetables. That meant no ice cream, no popsicles, no frozen waffles. You guys are fortunate enough to have a mother who bakes pumpkin bread, blueberry muffins and other delicious from-scratch things for breakfast but I guess sometimes kids just want a processed, factory-made frozen hockey puck of a breakfast pastry--after the repair person finally fixed our fridge this week, Daddy bought a box of Eggo frozen waffles and you and your siblings were legit so excited to have them for breakfast. Excuse me while I go cry in the bathroom.

Love,

Mom

Future Wolverine

Dear Lila,

Well, today was the day. Your life revolved around the SHSAT for so many months and the results finally came out this afternoon. We promised to check the results together so OF COURSE today was a day that you had to stay late at school for clubs and Daddy had to stay late at work. Once the results were emailed at 3pm, I saw parents on the SHSAT Facebook groups immediately discussing them and the fact that I could physically log in to your account to check whether you got in yet morally could not was KILLING ME. 

Eventually, you both came home, you signed into your account and . . . you got into Bronx Science!!! Daddy went there and GuhGaw goes there and now we will be sending a third Chan there! Getting into Bronx Science is a huge accomplishment and I am so proud of you! However, your immediate reaction was sadly not one of excitement because you really had your heart set on going to Stuyvesant. You really thought you were going to get in and the worst part is that you actually only missed the cutoff to Stuy by several points.

Oh my sweet girl, I hated seeing how disappointed you were. You worked and hoped so hard for Stuy and I know how crushed you must feel. I hugged and comforted you for awhile and you also talked to your friends. By the end of the night, you said you felt better, though I'm not sure if you were just saying that. I know the pain will feel sharp for a little bit but once it wears off, I hope you can truly be happy and proud of yourself for getting into one of the top schools in the city. It's not your first choice but it's still an excellent school and many kids have thrived there. I hope you will be one of them.

Love,

Mom