Spring Break

Well, it's been a busy couple of weeks.  I had a mid-term due and an interview for my teaching program.  Then along came spring break, with beach days, trips to town for the movies, and friends over every day for play-dates.  Yesterday we finally had a mellow day.  It got cold and rainy and so we had an easy, at-home day with a trip to the library.  Unfortunately, Emi got sick in the middle of the night, so today I have a pathetic, blurry eyed little girl slumping around on the couch and moaning occasionally.  Good think it's movie night!  Because the only one who could do more than sit around it Charlie, and he's busy drawing right now. 

Oh, and during the middle of all of this Charlie has another loose tooth.  I'm not prepared for this boy to be growing up so quick.  He's loosing his teeth a bit on the early side, but it just makes him seem too big!  Too grown up.  Emi was doing some scrap-booking (one of her many projects) and Aaron and I were looking at her pictures.  There were these pictures of Charlie with his fat little baby legs and his blond, blond hair.  I have to admit, I still think of his as that little boy!  And next month he'll be five already. 

Emi's Criteria

I wanted to write about a funny conversation I had with Emi last night.  We were chatting at bedtime, and she told me that she has a big crush on someone.  I asked who it was and she told me it was a boy in her class, Kaimi.  Now, this boy is polite, athletic, and smart.  He's also quiet, a bit reserved, and nice.  Not a bad choice for a crush.  But the real reason?

"I like Kaimi because he is such a good kicker.  He can kick the ball sooo far."  Her eyes got big, she described how he could kick the kick ball up over the fence, the telephone lines, and across the street!  Then she continued, "You know, I think a husband should be a good kicker.  They make good dads."

So there you have it.  As third graders contemplate life and the future, their criteria are not necessarily what we expect.  Emi, thinking of her far-off, someday life, contemplates the boy she likes and decides that his kicking ability seals the deal.