It seems we've skipped right past September, and are hurtling headlong toward November. Egads.
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| So handsome! |
Catching up on things, Felix started 2nd grade and really seems to have turned a corner. His behavior has improved (even he has noticed he's gotten into less trouble this year than in the past), he's more cooperative, and he's doing great in school. Single-digit math is a breeze and he's doing well in reading and spelling.
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Making apple pie with Grandma
at daycare |
Iris started 4K, and is doing very well as well. She's really on a space kick right now. Forget "to the moon and back." We expanded past that to the Sun, Neptune, the Kuiper Belt, the middle of the Milky Way and as of yesterday, Andromeda. We're still dealing with tantrums, but there are moments like the one last night that make her just delightful:
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| That face. . . |
Scene: dinner time, all four of us eating around the table. Nick was telling me that Iris tried eating their faux playdoh at daycare and they had to scrub it off her face, leaving her pink-cheeked.
Nick (to Iris): So, you learned something today, didn't you.
Iris: Yes, we learned about the letter T!
And then she was amused and bewildered by all the laughter.
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| It shall hang in a museum! |
Nick and I have been keeping fairly busy as well. I did my first paint and sip in September, and now have a masterpiece that has yet to find a permanent home. :o) We went to a family wedding (Congrats, Alissa and Cam!) and had quite an adventure staying in a 50+ year old single-wide trailer. We got wonderful family pictures taken by a dear friend. Nick's sister, Natalie, came back to Wisconsin and we got to host her and their folks for an early Thanksgiving dinner. I got to spend two days in Madison training, spending the night and seeing Cassie 3 times and her new house once. We went on a "cranberry crawl" and learned more about the cranberry business in the area, while I was unfortunately under the weather with a bad cold. And finally, I took some time off to help chaperone Iris's daycare trip to Altenburg's with my mom. Fun stuff!
Interests right now: just finished Stranger Things (Awe. Some.), really into this season in Poldark and The Durrells In Corfu, impatiently waiting for the election to be over.
We have many plans for Halloween, so I hope I get my next blog post in a little sooner!
Felix: 7 yrs & Iris: 4 yrs
