We just arrived back from a birhtday party for Linda (39 for the 21st time!). We went to an Italian restaurant and then to a family member's for dessert. Seeing Nathanael interact with the other kids there was great to see.
One comment by someone at the party really mad me think - it was regarding Canada Day. I'm paraphrasing:
"It doesn't show patriotism for your country when you use the holiday as an excuse to dress in as little clothing as possible."
'Nuff Said
Saturday, October 30, 2004
Friday, October 22, 2004
long time no post
hey....
Life flies by... and this blog got neglected for quite a while. oh well. Life rolls on....
Nathanael started Kindergarten at Springs in September. He's been enjoying it, although when I met his teacher today and she told me the class (11 boys, 5 girls), I just started laughing. I don't know why... it just seems so funny. I imagined 11 boys bouncing off the walls....
School trucks ahead. I have an amazing number of students in Band this year - 47 in grade 7, 47 in grade 8. Senior band is small - 14 students in 4 grades. The choirs are large - 30 in Grade 7/8 and 23 in Senior 1-4. The Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz have continued, with enought students in both to keep them running.
The new subject for me is grade 7 and 8 computers. Now I teach every student in both of these grades. I have never phoned so many homes in one month before September of this year. It was a lot of fun.
Suzanne has been enjoying the time off - Nathanael is gone 2-3 days a week (full day Kindergarten), so she gets to walk the dogs, visit friends, shop etc, without a little boy around.
In other news, it looks like I'll be going out to Alberta this spring - been asked to adjudicate a msuic festival out there. March 14-15 are the dates, and the place is Vegreville. Should be a lot of fun.
More later. Don't want to put a lot into one post.
Chris.
Life flies by... and this blog got neglected for quite a while. oh well. Life rolls on....
Nathanael started Kindergarten at Springs in September. He's been enjoying it, although when I met his teacher today and she told me the class (11 boys, 5 girls), I just started laughing. I don't know why... it just seems so funny. I imagined 11 boys bouncing off the walls....
School trucks ahead. I have an amazing number of students in Band this year - 47 in grade 7, 47 in grade 8. Senior band is small - 14 students in 4 grades. The choirs are large - 30 in Grade 7/8 and 23 in Senior 1-4. The Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz have continued, with enought students in both to keep them running.
The new subject for me is grade 7 and 8 computers. Now I teach every student in both of these grades. I have never phoned so many homes in one month before September of this year. It was a lot of fun.
Suzanne has been enjoying the time off - Nathanael is gone 2-3 days a week (full day Kindergarten), so she gets to walk the dogs, visit friends, shop etc, without a little boy around.
In other news, it looks like I'll be going out to Alberta this spring - been asked to adjudicate a msuic festival out there. March 14-15 are the dates, and the place is Vegreville. Should be a lot of fun.
More later. Don't want to put a lot into one post.
Chris.
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