Our 8 year old joined a Swedish futboll (aka soccer) team. He's the only English speaking boy on the team. Swedes begin to learn English in school at about this age, but they are not confident enough to speak it yet. They had their first soccer game (they call it a "match") last week, which they won. It was quite interesting to see how the Swedish boys treated my son. I was worried that they would ignore him and leave him out, but it was quite the opposite. They passed the ball to him, they celebrated with him when they scored and have attempted to communicate with him. I am pleased with the whole situation.
We ventured out today to the local greenhouse to buy some flowers (white and purple pansies), dandelion killer, garden gloves, top soil, a tomato plant (just for hubby since he's the only one who really likes tomatoes) and several packages of seeds. The boys picked out some things they wanted to grow. ~N~ wanted to try pumpkin seeds. Don't know what we'll do with them all. I thought we'd give them away if we end up with a bunch.
The cookbook project I've been helping with ever since the beginning of the school year is finally reaching its climax. The cookbook will be back from the printer on Tuesday and ready to sell this week. We also have two launch parties scheduled for this week - one for all the sponsors and another at the school in the form of an international dinner for all the parents. I don't think I ever want to be part of a cookbook committee again. This one turned out to be very time intensive and full of assorted problems. What a headache, but I do look forward to seeing the result of our labors.
This month we are excited about our trip to Denmark. We have reservations to stay at 2 bed and breakfasts and spend a couple days at Legoland. Both my boys are nuts about Legos and I'm sure we'll be awestruck by all the fantastic Lego creations in Legoland!
I'm anxious for school to be over and for us to transition into homeschool mode. I simply can't wait. I ordered a copy of "Educating the Whole Hearted Child." I remember first seeing this book at Samantha's house and knew I wanted a copy of it. What a great book! I've been thinking about turning one of our rooms into a "learning room." I haven't figured out how I want to do that yet, but its fun to think about. I feel pretty good about my curriculum choices and will probably order them soon. I wish I had the opportunity to go to these curriculum fairs so I could see the stuff before I buy it. But the internet has been almost just as good, with sample pages to view and comments from experienced homeschoolers abound on the blogs and homeschool review web sites. The boys have 17 1/2 days of school left. Hooray! I can't wait for summer and the chance to unwind with them.
Rejoicing in the Swedish sunshine,
Marla
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