end of april already?
so, how did it get to be the end of april already?
the best thing about april is that it is both of my kids' birthdays. this year forrest turned 4 and my turned 4-squared. pretty cool.
as most of you know, forrest has been five since he turned 3, which was for him, his 5th birthday. we made one of those parental decisions and decided not to fight it so we threw a fifth birthday party. but it got a little confusing at times. and then with nursery it got complicated. he was going to turn 6 this year and that was that. but his teachers weren't so sure about that and i think they sensed we were not going to take it on. so they did the most amazing thing. they made a whole week about the number 4, with the ultra cool culminating event being that forrest was turning 4. what a great coincidence... and forrest was so pleased to be 4. on his birthday he woke up and said, Mummy, today i am 4, and that is a pretty big boy thing to be. now we just need to work on his idea that he wants to go to high school next year like maya.
maya was able to visit for a very short time during her spring break. it was fantastic to see her and catch up in person. she was able to come to our school and check out what we do as we weren't on break. it was fantastic to share that with her. also it proved to everyone that i really do have a daughter who is 16 and taller than me. she is super busy and involved at school and with her new project with World Vision. It looks like she'll be spending a good chunk of the summer in tacoma working with this project so we won't get to see her as much. i'm trying to be brave. she is reading this so i can't get too mushy. i am incredibly proud of her, and so in awe of the work she is doing. i'm trying to think of her stay at a fellow Annie Wright student's house for the summer as an exchange student trip to federal way.
we are nearing the end of term 3...this term was focusing on masks and animals. i found my inner chicken (who knew i had a talent there) and i've made a couple of masks i am really proud of. i'll get photos of these and roblin's as well in the next email. after a 2 week break we go back for our last, and longest term, which promises to be wonderfully challenging in new ways. a big question lurking around the corners of our house this term is what i am going to do next year. it still depends on a few things, but i am looking towards attending the advanced course and i am looking towards it with an open heart. of course, practical things like time commitments may complicate matters, but it seems to all work out somehow if you want it to. i am starting to find the pieces coming together of what i want to do when we leave here...trying to pull the strands of what i am intrigued by together into some sort of clear picture. i miss kids, so i know that working with children in theatre must be in there somewhere. i also love performing for kids. it is so clear, so honest. none of this analyzing the deeper meaning of a show. that makes my brains hurt. so that is as far as i've gotten.
roblin is blazing ahead with his masters. and i get such a crush on him when i watch him perform. the last two weeks we have been in the same creation group which has been so much fun. hopefully this will be a part of our life as well, performing together and playing together.
did i tell you i got a job? i'm going to be a sitter for kids with complex disabilities. i meet my first family next week. it has been nice to meet some other folk through the training, and sitting back and having little moments of "wow, i guess i am quite knowledgeable about kids." of course, this is all my voice in my head...not aloud! that would be rude!
we have 22 frogs and at least 100 tadpoles in our garden in the pond. crazy. we scooped up 2, forrest dubbed them Fisker and Whisker, and now they live in a jar on our table. they are still all head and tail, but he watches them intently during tea after school and when he wakes up. we are taking in some frogs and tads to his nursery tomorrow for them to watch. these are city frogs, i think, as i've yet to hear them ribbit (or, as forrest says, "frogget"). we also have a black cat that frequents our yard and forrest has named cauldron. he convinced us to buy some cat food at the 99 pence store with the money in his piggy bank which he regularly pickpockets from our change jar. so now we have a cat friend in the garden from time to time. life is good.
i plan to write another email during our 2 week break to catch you all up on some other things. spring has sprung! hoorah! i have a tan!
take care
ellie
the best thing about april is that it is both of my kids' birthdays. this year forrest turned 4 and my turned 4-squared. pretty cool.
as most of you know, forrest has been five since he turned 3, which was for him, his 5th birthday. we made one of those parental decisions and decided not to fight it so we threw a fifth birthday party. but it got a little confusing at times. and then with nursery it got complicated. he was going to turn 6 this year and that was that. but his teachers weren't so sure about that and i think they sensed we were not going to take it on. so they did the most amazing thing. they made a whole week about the number 4, with the ultra cool culminating event being that forrest was turning 4. what a great coincidence... and forrest was so pleased to be 4. on his birthday he woke up and said, Mummy, today i am 4, and that is a pretty big boy thing to be. now we just need to work on his idea that he wants to go to high school next year like maya.
maya was able to visit for a very short time during her spring break. it was fantastic to see her and catch up in person. she was able to come to our school and check out what we do as we weren't on break. it was fantastic to share that with her. also it proved to everyone that i really do have a daughter who is 16 and taller than me. she is super busy and involved at school and with her new project with World Vision. It looks like she'll be spending a good chunk of the summer in tacoma working with this project so we won't get to see her as much. i'm trying to be brave. she is reading this so i can't get too mushy. i am incredibly proud of her, and so in awe of the work she is doing. i'm trying to think of her stay at a fellow Annie Wright student's house for the summer as an exchange student trip to federal way.
we are nearing the end of term 3...this term was focusing on masks and animals. i found my inner chicken (who knew i had a talent there) and i've made a couple of masks i am really proud of. i'll get photos of these and roblin's as well in the next email. after a 2 week break we go back for our last, and longest term, which promises to be wonderfully challenging in new ways. a big question lurking around the corners of our house this term is what i am going to do next year. it still depends on a few things, but i am looking towards attending the advanced course and i am looking towards it with an open heart. of course, practical things like time commitments may complicate matters, but it seems to all work out somehow if you want it to. i am starting to find the pieces coming together of what i want to do when we leave here...trying to pull the strands of what i am intrigued by together into some sort of clear picture. i miss kids, so i know that working with children in theatre must be in there somewhere. i also love performing for kids. it is so clear, so honest. none of this analyzing the deeper meaning of a show. that makes my brains hurt. so that is as far as i've gotten.
roblin is blazing ahead with his masters. and i get such a crush on him when i watch him perform. the last two weeks we have been in the same creation group which has been so much fun. hopefully this will be a part of our life as well, performing together and playing together.
did i tell you i got a job? i'm going to be a sitter for kids with complex disabilities. i meet my first family next week. it has been nice to meet some other folk through the training, and sitting back and having little moments of "wow, i guess i am quite knowledgeable about kids." of course, this is all my voice in my head...not aloud! that would be rude!
we have 22 frogs and at least 100 tadpoles in our garden in the pond. crazy. we scooped up 2, forrest dubbed them Fisker and Whisker, and now they live in a jar on our table. they are still all head and tail, but he watches them intently during tea after school and when he wakes up. we are taking in some frogs and tads to his nursery tomorrow for them to watch. these are city frogs, i think, as i've yet to hear them ribbit (or, as forrest says, "frogget"). we also have a black cat that frequents our yard and forrest has named cauldron. he convinced us to buy some cat food at the 99 pence store with the money in his piggy bank which he regularly pickpockets from our change jar. so now we have a cat friend in the garden from time to time. life is good.
i plan to write another email during our 2 week break to catch you all up on some other things. spring has sprung! hoorah! i have a tan!
take care
ellie
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