* sadie sang a solo in church. she did a beautiful job despite a rough start. she was so nervous and missed her entrance. the pianist kept things going and if sadie hadn't looked at me with a look of "is it me?" nobody would have known. anyway, once she got started, she sounded absolutely beautiful. the next day at school, a boy from our ward said, "you really have a pretty voice." she said, "ya, i totally messed up." and he said, "i could tell."
she was laughing when she told me and i'm happy she could laugh about it.
*max (age three) and dave went with kai on a walking field trip to the fire station. max found the shoes he wanted to wear and i helped him put them on. pumas. i said, "are these the most comfortable shoes that you have because you are going to be walking a lot." he looked at me and said, "no, i have some that are more comfortable, but i want to wear these because they look cool."
max goes with me every monday to volunteer in kai's class and the kids all love him. they want him to sit with them, stand in line with them, eat by them. they really take care of him and he fits right in.*abe played the piano in the school talent show and did a wonderful job playing "puff the magic dragon" he has been taking lessons for two months and it was his first time playing for an audience.
*today we went to kai's kindergarten thanksgiving feast. i was happy dave zipped home for it (he had been at the hospital since sunday morning and had to go back, in fact he is still not home--crazy). kai's class made vegetable soup. his teacher said they had to try three bites....let's just say he wasn't too excited about it:)
*and the grand finale: without going into too much detail, we have had a few maturation discussions this week. somehow, i explained to abe about tampons...don't ask. he was pretty grossed out, but thought the tampon holder was interesting and asked if he could have it. anyway, i wondered what happened to it because i hadn't seen it since. tonight i was reading books with max and kai, laying in abe's bed. i looked up and something caught my eye. i laughed out loud...
abe put his christmas tree up and wow, what a tree topper!!
