fun in threes, sometimes fours
the girl
Today I put the first coats of paint on the basement walls -- at least half of the wall space. Perhaps a little more than that.
Will it work? Well, it worked today.
More importantly, the Boy made his first BSA rank: scout.
And the Girl? She drove to Asheville to spend the day with her best friend. Yet another sign that she's growing up -- not quite as fast as she thinks she is, but still...
State meet -- the Girl won third in high jump, tying with three other girls.
Afterward, we had the Boy's eleventh birthday party -- it was much like the tenth, without the sleepover in the tents.
L won the javelin competition at the regional meet!
One of the things I love about teaching is the relationships I create with the kids I teach. We laugh together, fuss together (or rather, they fuss at me about how hard something is), have deep thoughtful moments together...
"Mr. S, you should put that picture on our class website!" the girl to the left declared. I didn't, of course, put the drawing the girl on the right had created that she was none-too-proud of and mildly irritated at the thought of it being publicized.
After a moment, though, she added, "And put that picture I drew as well, so everyone knows what was going on..."