we celebrated korrina's twenty first birthday this morning . .
skyping with morgana . .
morgana remembers the birthday song we sing every year . . i usually change the lyrics each time as i never remember them exactly.
batman sheets!
greg ran off to work and we talked with morgana until it was time for her to go and teach her dance class.
holding madeline up to say good-bye . .
and then i read aloud a little . .
while chanda continued to work on her rose window.
around 1:30 i went with chanda to gaynor minden on 16th street. i looked at the children's leotards and she was there for a fitting. she received another free leotard! she owes another fitting for it.
it's such a pretty boutique in a beautiful old building.
here's one of their sketches they have in the bathroom (the rooms are so warm from the steam heat).
in the evening korrina and i had a quiet dinner together at eataly. we shared a pasta dish (bucatini with eggplant and tomato sauce) and antipasta (cheese and salami), and a glass of wine for each of us since she's twenty one now.
it's very cold again, though i hear it's supposed to warm up over the weekend.
in front of the art display on the bottom floor of the flat iron building.
well, two birthdays down, thanksgiving and a homeschooling craft fair to go, and the christmas decorations are up in the local park. even though this time of year always feels hectic and chaotic to me, i enjoy it. now to try and get to sleep before midnight.
Happy birthday again! So special that you could all celebrate it together with Morgana. Amazing what technology can do these days. It must warm your heart to see the love among the three girls. What were you reading to Chanda? My children always complain/complained that they cannot work in their main lesson books and at the same time listen. The window is coming along nicely (I mean Chanda's drawing). Your dinner looks delicious. We talked about drinking alcohol in Germany and the U.S. in German class the other day. Most students thought the German system was a better way to prevent binge drinking.
ReplyDeleteWe are off to Genesee Country Village to do some Victorian crafts. We are supposed to get some freezing rain, but maybe not so bad. On Sunday afternoon my intermediate student with come to visit and Peter has to play organ in the morning. They forgot to tell him what he needs to play. It is Christ the King, so he still has to pick out some music and practice before tomorrow. With the museum visit that might be hard to do. We are not quite sure how to all fit it in. But he thought I should not drive by myself because of the weather and I do think he is right.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Yes, I agree with Peter. It was good for him to go along :) I do agree that the German system is better . . I think the binge drinking is terrible, but that it is part of the culture unfortunately. I wonder if getting rid of a drinking age would change things? I think it has to come from how children are raised . . and the bingeing is too ingrained in our society I think. I know that the age was raised to 21 as there were too many car accidents and I think the higher age has helped in this matter (if I remember correctly, the organization "Mothers Against Drunk Driving or MADD helped raise the age requirement in many states).
DeleteChanda and I have been reading the fifth Harry Potter book.
Ah yes it is now legal to have a tipple! I wish they had stuck with 21 over here in the UK instead of lowering to 18, binge drinking is a real problem amongst the young :-(
ReplyDeleteThe skype called looked to be a lively event and so lovely that M was able to remember the birthday song. When I told Pip that Chanda had recently had a birthday she was upset that she hadn't sent a card. I did suggest that maybe we could skype sometime when the two of you are at home. Pip definitely has a soft spot for C.
We have quite cold weather here at the moment. No snow but near freezing temperatures. Pip also has a nasty cough and is quite tired, so she might just have an at home day tomorrow.
Thanks for your recent comments on the blog and your prayers, they are much appreciated.
San and co xx
PS Chanda is very lucky to have sooo many leotards!! Xx
Hello San, It would be fun to skype with you and Pip one day. We should try and plan that . . Maybe a Sunday morning for us, afternoon for you? After Thanksgiving I'll send some good weekend dates and maybe you could pick one out.
DeleteI hope Pip's cough has gotten better, though I'm sure the weather is quite raw. We had cold days here and then a very warm one, and now cold again. It makes us easy prey for colds. I need to get out some beef marrow bones I have in the freezer and make a broth. Chanda isn't crazy about it, but it is very strengthening. I try to add tasty vegetables to make the flavor nicer (I also add neck bones and knuckle bones and roast them first in the oven to help with the flavor).
PPS I forgot to mention that C's Rose window is just beautiful x
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