Changes @ MindSay

So ... how is everybody doing?  Well?  Glad to hear it!

First, to catch up ... I did not take the church job because it was not going to be cost effective.  For better or worse, I think I am where I am for a while ... as I finish my MA.  Yes, I am working independently with two professor friends on a "Staging Real Life" project.  More on that as permitted.

OK ... The thumbnails are pics of our art wall.  At the beginning of August, we went camping down by the Allegheny River. We painted a large tent, used silly scissors to make logs to put around the campfire, painted the wild River with lots of fish, and used Spring basket grass to make 3D trees for our riverside campesite.  We learned the answer to the question: What is your name?  Each child now knows their first and last name, along with experiencing just a touch of the fun of a camping trip!!!  :D 

From there, we dove into the ocean and visited some whales and dolphins, some seals and sea turtles and even a pesky crocodile!  We talked about animals that are endangered, and what that means.  We also talked about the differences between fish and see mammals.

Last week and this coming week, we are ... back to school!  Basic skills for 2 yr old toddlers include recognition of colors, simple shapes, and numbers 1 - 5 (although we're pushing it to 10).  You will notice a huge YELLOW school bus with big, BLACK wheels, shiny RED apples, BLUEbird mosaics, and BROWN armprint tree trunks with GREEN fingerprint leaves. We also made PURPLE pansies.  :D

I do alot of sign with the kids, and they know the family signs, please/thank you/sorry/you're welcome ... a few songs.  They are learning the alphabet in English as well as sign.  My theory is ... the more communication skills we can give our children, the better equipped they will be for real life. 

And you thought we just babysat!!!!!!!  lol

~ B

Well ... if this isn't the strangest predicament! I have been offered a strange job. I received an invitation to appear before the board of a local church for the position of Youth Director! Go figure!

Maybe even more strange ... I didn't write it off as "spam" ....  I asked for a few days to consider the implications.  OY!

Is life really strange sometimes, or what?

Have you seen this sign?  Check it out ... the message changes every few seconds!

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