Things I love about preschool #2

I love it that there is a three year old boy who knows all the words to "Box of Rain".

I'm seven weeks old today

I'm seven weeks old today, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

does he know what he is in for?

does he know what he is in for?, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

smiley

smiley, originally uploaded by sbprovo. Click to flickr to see some more attempts at capturing the smile.

ready for school

ready for school, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Things I love about preschool

The kids walked in today to see a large lobster in the middle of the floor on a tray. He was alive, but still had the rubber bands on his large claws. He was just like the ones in the tank at Kroger that we visit religiously. They are studying the coral reef and it was great to have a real sea creature in the classroom to touch and talk about. When asked what she was going to do with him Sharry replied so matter-of-factly, "Jim is going to eat him for dinner". I love that sense of reality. He isn't going to be returned to his native habitat. He isn't going to live in a zoo. He isn't going to be bronzed and displayed in a museum. The kids seemed to take that answer with no fuss.

When we returned to the school to pick up ther kids Sharry was sitting in Circle Time with her legs out in front of her wearing her usual skirt and sweater ....with flippers, googles, and a snorkle.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Today is the last day of our weeklong "vacation" in VA. We were in Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Virginia Beach, and today we drove through Floyd to the parkway to visit Mabry's Mill. As it hasn't rained in months, we were completely unprepared for a whipping rainstorm. John was wearing a onesie and a flannel blanket. Ella was in a t-shirt with no raingear. Luckily, after ten minutes we got a break from the rain and walked around. Ella got a kick out of explaining the inner workings of the mill to me.

I started working on the invitations to Ella's Fairy birthday party, and we reserved the shelter at the park for that afternoon.

I think today is our one year anniversary in Blacksburg. Don't tell the state of Virginia, but we just got our Virginia driver's licenses this morning.

Lala

Lala, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

yorktown castle

yorktown castle, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

ella feet

ella feet, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

jungle golf

jungle golf, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

cabana boy

cabana boy, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

greenbean

greenbean, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

I just had my bath and I can barely stay awake.

greenbean

greenbean, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

I am six weeks old today!

And they are off!

We are headed to Williamsburg for a few days. E has never seen the ocean on this side of North America, so it is time for her to realize that all ocean water isn't freezing. Generally she wore jeans and a winter coat to the beach in Oregon. We are going kite flying in Yorktown and trying out our new double jogger on Duke of Gloucester street.

T-shirt

T-shirt, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

Ella got a concert T-shirt at the Dan Zanes show this weekend!

13 and a half pounds today

Crib Mirror, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

John is growing fast. He has grown two inches since he was born and gained almost three pounds.

First show and tell

First show and tell, originally uploaded by sbprovo.

And she is off and running

Miss is E is going to see Dan Zane this weekend. www.festivalfive.com/ The show is at the National Geographic Auditorium in DC. Heike sent Ella an article from the post with a photograph of the band, and E was saying, "I'm going to see all those crazy guys and girls again." We'll be back on sunday night with pictures.

Why are we here?

This is not an existential question. We are here because the cat won't die. John won't find the humor in this, but he is the one on the 15th floor balcony overlooking the ocean right now. Popeye is not sitting on death's door, but her medication list makes her sound like a cat on Medicare. She has also started pooping on things, as if the box isn't bad enough. No, honey, I'm not mad at the cat, really. I'm just finding the humor in it.

We can leave the house for about two days. We just don't have a friend we could ask to come over twice a day and feed her wet food and four pills. There just aren't many of those kind of friends in the world, and in certainly takes years to nurture these kinds of friendships.