Irony

We had our PTC with Baz's teachers and were very happy to know that he's become more relaxed in school and now participates in more activities. Instead of opting out of activities which were new to him, he now takes advantage of the options offered to him. So instead of using glue or paste, he happily uses tape. He's also taken the role of teacher's assistant - a role that he's proud of. In fact, just a couple of days ago, he came home with smores shaped as a christmas wreath. He told us that they used 4 cups of rice crispies, 2 (he was not sure about the unit of measurement for this one) butter, 2 cups of marshmallows, green food coloring and red sprikles. Curious as to whether he remembered correctly, I asked his teachers if what he narrated was accurate - and it was!

Immediately upon entering the car, he boasts that he labels the work of his classmates or that he tapes pictures that his teachers print out from the computer. He's always eager to tell us what he did in school - complete with all the details (i.e., what materials he used, which teacher he worked with, what he did not want to do, etc.)

Ironically, Mr. Eager-to-do-anything-in-school-aka-sipsip-boy rarely tells us (in fact, evades our questions) what he did in school. I guess he's the type to live in the moment and I can imagine him saying "I did all that I had to do, all that I wanted to do so there's no point in talking about it."

Tonight's Prayer

"Dear Jesus,

Thank you for our blessings today. Please always watch over us and help us to be good boys and girls. We love you. Thank you."

Baz: Please give us a sister.

Hadrien: Please take care of Daddy's backache.

Baz: Please bless the girl in Ethiopia.

Hadrien: And please give her clean water.

They're supposed to be sleeping right now but I hear them squealing, giggling and whispering "porkchop" and "spareribs" (their food pet names) to each other.

BAZaar

Baz and I went to the Karl Edward bazaar at The Tent in The Fort this morning. The theme in school this coming week apparently has to do with setting up your own bazaar (it's a lesson in entrepreneurship), so the teachers asked the kids to visit a bazaar this weekend and note five things that caught their attention.

Here are Baz's five things:

1. A bucket of fish (smoked tinapa)


2. A blue Christmas tree (it's behind this one. OK already, I messed up, I didn't get it in the shot!)


3. Small dresses (a display for uniforms made-to-order)


4. An air freshener that uses water


5. Bells with a cow, cat and fire truck