This feels so totally surreal. We are just waiting in the airport for our flight to ETHIOPIA! No Way!
A few hours ago I flew back from Atlanta--from the a truly awesome weekend of meeting some of the coolest moms whose blogs I've been following for such a long time, learning so much about what to expect along this journey, and even picking up some great hair-care tips for little ones with dark skin. (Oh, I so loved meeting so many of you! And I'm so excited for what each of your futures hold. :)
So, J met me at a more "local" airport and then we drove over to JFK. We leave tonight around 10 and should get into Ethiopia (via Germany) sometime tomorrow afternoon this time (night time there). Then on Tuesday morning we will meet sweet little girl for the first time! How crazy fun is that?!
(BTW, I'm thinking this time change might just be the sleeping schedule I have dreamed of for so long. ;) I am so much more productive late at night--I usually go to bed after midnight. As you can imagine I get pretty tired in the afternoon. Well, the afternoon here (the time I always wish I could take a long nap) is nighttime in Ethiopia. I can take the longest "naps" I've ever wanted to! ;)
The next time I post will be from Ethiopia. Can't wait to share the experience! :)
On our way!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Theme Weeks: Body Week
Had such a fun night walking around with M and T on top of the snow in the dark (well, mostly walking on top--I, of course, fell through a couple of times.) The shoulder-high fence that goes around the pond next to our house is seriously only up to my knees! Now, they're finally all tucked in and well kissed. :) Can't believe what the next week holds!
To help keep myself updated, here's what we were up to last week:
For school I know that M and T are going to need to know basic body parts. But there are some things that we just don't talk about very much--like our palms or wrists. During "Body Week" we revisited those concepts.
(When I told them that it was "Body Week," T thought I said "Bobby Week." And because he used to call himself, "Bobby," he wanted to know if I was going to call him "Bobby" all week. Crazy guy!)
We started by drawing a person on the giant chalkboard. And this brought back a funny memory. In a momentary digression, once upon a time, when I was doing an internship as a speech-language pathologist working with a very cool group of high school guys with special needs, we were doing a creative writing unit about describing monsters. I thought it would be a good starter to draw a basic body on the board. Current myself can see this coming a mile away, but past self had to learn the hard way. :) What do you suppose the first answer was to "What is a part of a boy?" Uh-huh--I got that answer. Oh, good stuff. :)
Back to last week. We learned about digestion--and this pop song is a pretty big hit around here. I give you fair warning, it does indeed show ALL of digestion.
And, we checked out our bones.
So, good week. There has definitely been quite a bit of discussion about what happens to the foods that aren't so nutritious or that our bodies can't use--good to know, huh? :)
Okay, Goodnight!! We'll try to keep our blog/facebook updated along the way! :)
To help keep myself updated, here's what we were up to last week:
For school I know that M and T are going to need to know basic body parts. But there are some things that we just don't talk about very much--like our palms or wrists. During "Body Week" we revisited those concepts.
(When I told them that it was "Body Week," T thought I said "Bobby Week." And because he used to call himself, "Bobby," he wanted to know if I was going to call him "Bobby" all week. Crazy guy!)
We started by drawing a person on the giant chalkboard. And this brought back a funny memory. In a momentary digression, once upon a time, when I was doing an internship as a speech-language pathologist working with a very cool group of high school guys with special needs, we were doing a creative writing unit about describing monsters. I thought it would be a good starter to draw a basic body on the board. Current myself can see this coming a mile away, but past self had to learn the hard way. :) What do you suppose the first answer was to "What is a part of a boy?" Uh-huh--I got that answer. Oh, good stuff. :)
Back to last week. We learned about digestion--and this pop song is a pretty big hit around here. I give you fair warning, it does indeed show ALL of digestion.
And, we checked out our bones.
So, good week. There has definitely been quite a bit of discussion about what happens to the foods that aren't so nutritious or that our bodies can't use--good to know, huh? :)
Okay, Goodnight!! We'll try to keep our blog/facebook updated along the way! :)
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