Meanwhile, at Littlewood...

Things have been busy, and with a little more than two weeks to go before we leave for Ethiopia, we adults have been focusing much of our time on getting prepared for the trip and all that will be new in our lives this month. E is focusing on school and all the fun activities that come with being a student at Littlewood! There is the Morning Mile, where kids can walk, jog, or run each morning before school officially starts. E has been a very active participant, logging in about 5 miles a week. He and I walk the first couple of laps, and then he usually takes off to run after one of his friends. Here he is in line, waiting to hand in his straws (one straw per lap is how they keep track of their miles).


E and I also went to movie night at school a couple weeks ago, where we watched Night at the Museum and had popcorn. It was fun, despite a few technical difficulties, and E even got to see his best friend from another school who just happened to show up with another parent.


We've also been having lunch together at school every Friday. If you want some good free entertainment, go hang out with a bunch of 5 year olds and listen in on their conversations. They are absolutely fascinating, at least 50% fiction, 25% complete misinterpretation of reality, and 20% giggles. I think there might be a kernel of fact in all of that, but that's actually the least interesting part.