Thomas, the university lecturer

I am afraid there aren't any photos to go with this, since I was supposed to be teaching the class. Thomas came along for the hour and entertained my students with his arithmetic skills and map-drawing.

He still says he wants to be a footballer when he grows up, though.

Castlerigg

We took Catherine to Castlerigg today. She has the better photos, of course--stay tuned for those.

Catherine wins the prize for 'first friend to visit', and we are very pleased to have her. Anna, Thomas and Iain have a week off school and we intend to take in all the local sights. at least all those that are open in Feburary. So today it was a short trip to the Lakes, tomorrow we'll explore locally and have enchiladas (thanks to the green salsa freshly imported from the US).

I am glad to have most of the week off, as well. I have a couple of commitments related to work and church, but for the most part will be spending the days playing with the kids and one of our very favorite people. The first half of Epiphany term was exhausting and so busy I haven't had time even to update the blog to say how swamped I've been. I continue to enjoy the work, though, and the kids are happy in their respective schools.

Anna has had her first annual review (here it is called something different, but is the equivalent of an IEP meeting in the US, for those who know about that sort of thing). Looks like she will remain at the special school here for the time being. She continues to learn and grow, and has begun to recognize letters and words. She isn't always accurate, but she goes through the motions of sounding out words--and we are thrilled.

looking forward to a restful and fun week!!