Tuesday, November 19, 2024
I Saw Three Ships
Monday, November 18, 2024
Phoebe is THREE!
Phoebe finally got to open her presents on Saturday morning. But first we had to finish folding the clean laundry, which she was excited about because sitting in laundry baskets is one of her favourite activities:
Friday, November 15, 2024
On Wednesday Phoebe turned three
As I think I've mentioned already this semester (and probably more than once), but Tuesday—Wednesday—Thursday is a real slog for us. Tuesdays are my big day on campus. Wednesday we have co-op every other week, music lessons every week, and church activities in the evening. Thursday is Andrew's big day on campus. And...it's just a lot.
It's even more of "a lot" when Andrew's out of town.
He went to Montreal to run a workshop this week and...it was a lot, a lot.
In the middle of the whirlwind that was Wednesday, Phoebe quietly, and in a very self-satisfied manner, turned three. With no expectations about how the day should go, she was simply satisfied knowing that it was finally her birthday.
We didn't open any presents. We didn't have cake or ice cream. But it was her birthday, by golly!
She was so excited to go to co-op because she knew they were going to call her up to the front to sing to her. And they did. And she loved it.
She bravely went to the preschool class for the first hour and then hung out with me the second hour while I tried to get some work accomplished. And I did—I finished reviewing a paper!
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Digging in the LEGO bin
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Why did you change it?!
I literally have nightmares about that bathroom.
Natural back, Cool Joe!
For Christmas the primary children will be singing a medley of "Samuel Tells of Baby Jesus" and "Star Bright" that Miriam arranged. This week I worked with the kids on the variation to the tune of "Samuel Tells," which lowers the part a bit for the primary boys and young men to sing more easily. And then we turned our attention to "Star Bright."
We have three little Korean boys in our primary and they knew that we'd be learning a Korean part for the song (we're doing English, Spanish, and Korean), so they started chanting, "Korean first! Korean first!"
How could I not do Korean first then?
I introduced the kids to the Korean words a couple of weeks ago and it was...rough.
So this week I listened and listened and listened to the Korean (thank you, Google translate) and paired sounds of the Korean with similar sounding words in English...like this:
당신은 밤을 (Dancing 'n pummel)
낮으로 바꾸죠 (Natural back, Cool Joe!)
Saturday, November 09, 2024
To Be Atermined
Typically these are listed as the "invocation," (not an incantation, Alexander), a prayer used to invoke the spirit, and a "benediction," a blessing or good word (of prayer) offered at the close of the meeting. And quite often these invocations and benedictions are unassigned...until they're assigned at the last minute when the bishop or one of his counselors shakes your hand.
Beautiful things in my world
On Monday I went out walking with the kids. Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday has been such a slog this semester. But on Mondays we can take things a little slower.
We had time to admire the leaves.
Thursday, November 07, 2024
Here comes Simon! Here comes Simon!
▢ Luna (lunchtime walk)▢ Simon (next injection around 8:00)