Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah! (Eventually I will just send out Happy Hanukkah letters as more and more of my friends are Jewish.)
Summary of 2011:
Husband: Worked too
many hours, too many days, traveled too much.
His elm tree is still alive but I’m not holding my breath. He spends his days trying to convince me to
travel to weird places. He desperately
wants to move to a warm place where he can spend his days (at least those days
he’s not travelling) not huddled in a blanket next to a space heater.
Me: Found out that
Weight Watchers isn’t very effective if you don’t follow the program. Drove kids around a lot. I’m still teaching adorable toddlers at the Y
once a week. Apparently I’m pretty mean
because I made a special needs teacher cry.
I’m on two special needs boards, I might join one more for the rest of
the year because that’s apparently what I’m collecting.
Brianne: is a
sophomore in high school. Quit taking
piano and started violin lessons. Oddly,
her hair is starting to turn red. Bri
loves going to seminary, reading, playing the piano, music, singing in the
choir and studying. (All but one of
those is true.) She decided she wants to
score films or video games.
Jacob: is in 8th
grade. He’s attending a charter
school. Reassuringly enough his hair is
still red. He loves playing games, the
computer, playing D&D as a after school activity, also signed up to be in a
Shakespearean play again. He loved
fencing but it was too hard to work into the schedule. Bri was teaching him piano but it didn’t work
out so he’ll start with a new teacher in January.
William: is a punk who still uses pinches as words. Fortunately for him, he is cute and cuddly so
I forgive him. He is doing really well
at school. He is starting multiplication
and has improved a year’s worth of reading in the last year. He has gained both weight and inches this
year and will probably tower over the whole family soon. He started getting allowance this year and is
currently in the process of collecting every Dr. Seuss book app he can find on
itunes. I jealously guard my password
but he attempts to guess it. Bri started
to teach Will piano.
Elizabeth: has taken flute lessons for about 9 months and is
doing well. Hurray! She is in 4th grade and is
actually doing her assigned reading this year.
She likes playing basketball and takes hers to school every day. She likes to wear hats. She wears the same fleece every day. She is
adorable and cuddly and still will hold my hand.
It’s been a good year, busy but good.
Love,
us
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