Sorry, Monopoly, Colm has a new favorite game. I think in the first 24 hours after he first learned how to play it, I must have played it with him at least nine times, maybe more. The first night we played it, we didn’t have any detective cards where you can mark off clues as you figure things out. This did not deter Colm, he just kept all the clues straight in his head. The next day I made some clue cards, it makes the game A LOT easier. 🙂
My favorite quote from him as I was telling him how to play the game and I was explaining to him that he had to figure out who did it, what they did it with and what room they did it in. “Mom, why do we have to figure out that room? If they killed them in there, there would be blood all over the place.”
Part of the boys’ violin teacher’s curriculum is teaching kids how to conduct. Let me just say, I get tired just watching Liam try to learn how to do it. It’s not easy, folks. There’s all these different counts and beats and you have to move the wand this way for one kind of measure and that way for another kind. I don’t know how he will ever keep it all straight…I know I won’t. It did give us all a brand new appreciation for the conductor when we went to go see the philharmonic last week though.
The boys are both playing on a futsal (essentially indoor soccer) team together for the next six weeks or so. I love that they can both play on the same team. I also love that it’s just games-no practices.
I have been reading a lot of books lately about growing your own food, raising chickens, etc. This book is along those lines in that the authors spent one year eating only things that grew within 100 miles of their house. I will say that this isn’t the best written book I have ever read, but it was definitely interesting. It really made me think of all the things I would have to give up…bananas, oranges, probably anything that contains wheat which would include pancakes, bread and flour tortillas.
Things can get dangerous when you live so close to a LEGO store.
Liam decided he wanted to try out our church’s youth choir. We went, he sang, it was not his cup of tea. He was really hoping he could play his violin and that didn’t happen. I explained to him that this was his first rehearsal and that he wasn’t going to be able to just walk in there and play his violin. I am not sure if he is going to go back or not, but I hope he does. I hope he gives it a few more tries before he calls it quits for good.
Liam had a birthday party to go to tonight. We had the present, but no paper. Problem? Nope. Liam suggested we use newspaper. I suggested we use the funnies. Liam suggested we use the sports page because his friend likes sports. We wrapped it, I made some “ribbons” and the package was wrapped.
Liam had the BEST coaches this season…Coach Russ and Coach Linda…so awesome! Here they are giving Liam props for doing such a great job this season.
