Mommathon

Photo by Colm

I am an art literacy volunteer at the boys’ school which means I go into the classrooms and help present lessons on various artists. The children learn about the artist’s life, see examples of their work and learn some art vocabulary along the way as well. To do this, all of the volunteers go to a training session each time a new artist is going to be taught. We are taught the same way the kids are going to be taught including making a piece of art in the same style of the artist they are learning about. This one is mine.

I am still here and still taking pictures, but we are moving and unpacking and all of that jazz. I will be back soon…just a little busy right now. Hopefully I will get caught up this weekend. Cheers!

Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus by Handel

Both of the boys had their first soccer games of the season this Saturday. Unfortunately, their games are at opposite ends of the city. We did A LOT of driving on Saturday and will continue to do so every Saturday for the next two months. Joy.

Liam being goalie

A very blurry action shot…yes, I am going to ask for a new camera for my birthday

Good game, good game, good game…

Half-time chat

Colm as goalie (Project 365-4/17/10)

Good game, good game, good game…

And after all of this soccer, we took Colm to his baseball game. TIRED!!!

Colm’s birthday isn’t until this Friday, but the postman doesn’t know that. He got a set of presents in the mail and he wasn’t about to wait a whole week to open them.


(Project 365-4/16/10)

You will find Colm and I here every Thursday at lunchtime.

Backyard landscaping is optional around here, but it’s not optional as far as I am concerned. I have a dog; I can’t have a backyard full of dirt. Can you imagine the amount of dirt and mud that would get tracked through our house??? Anyways, I was very excited to stop by our house and find this:

We are using our local toy store’s game library to the fullest extent. Every week we check out two new games. By the time school is out I think we will have checked them all out. 🙂 Ruckus is a fast-paced game that involves making matches and also stealing other players’ matches. Camp is a board game I wish I would have had when I was a camp counselor. Players learn about animals, nature, etc. and it’s a quick game. Camp was definitely Colm’s favorite game this week. I think he liked it best because it comes with a secret decoder.

This book is about the lives of five young mothers in the late 1960’s who meet at the park one day where they have all taken their children to play. Over time their chance meeting turns into something deep and lasting, the kind of friendship that can withstand misunderstandings, prejudice, illness and the like.