Weekend Requests

Another quiet, mostly indoor, weekend in the Land of Noa. While Noa seemed to be fine with staying in (as long we promised to keep checking the weather in case it suddenly got warm), she did make use of the occasion of being indoors to make several specific and interesting requests. 

The requests started early in the day. While she initially didn't want to wear shoes with braces, she ultimately agreed to wear them (since we were going to do treadmill) but only if the shoes had shapes on them. Fortunately, we had a pair of sneakers with a triangular design that proved to be acceptable. This was followed by the request that her "later" shoes (after treadmill) would have stars on them. 

So, while Noa was on the treadmill, Mommy removed the "stars" from an old pair of too-small shoes and sewed them on to her current indoor shoes. 

Noa also requested that her morning treadmill workout be followed by changing shoes, hammock and spinning swing... all before breakfast. The shoes with stars, by the way, were a big hit.

During breakfast (which Noa insisted was breakfast, not to be confused with brunch or lunch, which would be followed by chocolate ice cream that she clearly wanted to save for a later lunch-dinner meal), Noa requested that after breakfast Mommy should put snaps on Electra Monkey's feet. Noa sorted coins while Mommy sewed on the snaps.

Noa tested out the snaps by having leaning down  from her chair and making Electra Monkey tap dance so she could hear the clicking on the floor.

She, again, wanted to where her pink hat and scrunchie scarf pretty much all the time (except when showering).

All in all, letting Noa call the shots this weekend turned out to be a pretty good thing, and it helped us to get over the hump of not being able to do some of the outdoor activities that tend to dominate her focus when she is home.