David's birthday today. And I am the suzy homemaker. A big pot of tomato sauce with meatballs and sausage simmers on the stove. I made my first GFCF bread which is supposed to be french break although it is made in a 9x5 baking pan. The taste is not bad and if everyone likes it, I'll get some baguette pans to use for the next time. A chocolate cake is in the oven and taking forever to be finished and the marshmallow icing is in the fridge. Presents are wrapped and the table is set.
A very home made birthday.
Julia has had some very good days in school. She now care what she gets on her behavior charts. Although she received them almost all of last year, it did not really matter to her if there were smiley faces on the chart or frowns. Now, she knows the difference between the smiling face, the sad face, and the neutral face. And Ginny tells me that Julia wants smiles. She has not gotten more than one sad face a day for at least a week. And some of the neutral faces are for not getting on line when asked, not hitting someone.
The last two gym times have been devoted to square dancing and Julia has enjoyed doing it. Incredible! Square dancing is all about following directions. I can't wait to get into the classroom and see Julia in action.
On Tuesday, Rowan came over again after school, and Jeff was the line therapist of the afternoon. It was a riotous time. Lots of noise which might be attributed to the weather being sooo rainy during the school day and so indoor kindergarten. The girls played dress up and they gave Jeff a mask to put on. He started chasing them -- I'm not sure but I would not be surprised if that was Julia's idea -- and they went shrieking around the house. It was much too loud but wonderful. I have never seen Julia so free and easy -- she seemed to be trusting the world.
This afternoon, I picked Julia up to go to Marilyn's at one. Julia was talking as we left the building and talked nonstop until she picked up some clay at Marilyn's. This is not terribly unusual for Julia, she uses her speech to control as much as her world as she can. Once she feels safe and loved, will she be a quiet child? I wonder.
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Square dancing is a wonderful thing to do. It enhances your mind, body and spirit.
Sounds like David had a great birthday!
And Jeff loves to have physical fun with the girls. I wouldn't have been surprised if it were Julia's idea, but it might have been Rowan's. The point is that the three had a good game.
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