Challenge Accepted

My daughter had a good time at the Braille Challenge regional competition.  It was much lower attended than it was in prior years.   A decision had been made to have it on the weekend, which unfortunately eliminated all the students from the state school for the blind.  They are largely living at the school during the week so their weekends are at home with their families.  

This made what felt like a very big event with the number of adults there with parents, proctors, organizers, AV people, etc. a huge number in comparison to the fifteen students attending the day for the testing. 

My daughter is in the Sophomore level this year with fifth and sixth graders.   The only other participant was her classmate and friend, Aditi.   They had a good time as their proctor will be their VI main teacher next year.  

The Not So Tiny Girl Chronicles:  They had some animals from the Museum of Natural Sciences to touch after lunch, including a python, a blue-tongued skink and an animal a lot like a hedgehog.  She loved the animals part.   

The Big Boy Update:  My son wanted to have friends over from school.   He coordinated it and they made it happen.   They really had a good time.  We should have friends over more often.