Random Research Girl

I announced it a french week.
We’re reading french books.
We’re watching french channels.
We talk french as much as we can, what is not a lot unfortunately but I believe it will help one little guy.
His name is Joshua. Not Josh. Joshua. At least this is how he likes it.
He’s in grade 2 of french immersion.
School is tough.
And he’s just one little boy.
I volunteered this week at his french class only to find out how hard it is for a second grade boy to study practically all by himself.
He had to pick a book from the shelf, ( one I think suitable for grade 4 or 5 ) and was supposed to read it, meaning: to find the words that he doesn’t understand, write them on a paper and look them up in the dictionary.
French verbs look different in a sentence than in the dictionary. He was lost. I was shocked and sorry for him… Such a big work, for such a small child. He’s my baby, you know…
So I dusted off my french waaaay back from high school years, made a trip to a library, borrowed some books, ordered a cable… Yeah, I didn’t have a cable for quite a few years. I am not very fond of watching tv… I ordered few extra french channels…
Now I have to get a good dictionary. That’s just one last thing on the list.

I know it’s hard for him but… I know it’s good for him also.
And the funniest thing is, now I have to learn with him. But there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for him.
Isn’t he lucky to have such a great mom like me?

In the meantime, I am SO enjoying summer like weather in Toronto…!

Have a great day everyone! I hope your March break is being as wonderful as mine!

Today was a very first day when I got a real break, seriously. Josh was doing the dishes, and as it turned out, he can do the dishes and leave them sparkly clean! He got himself a job! Misha did a playroom/office clean up like a pro, and while they were still working, I got a “ME TIME”. Oh, happy day!!
Ok, now I am gonna tell you what’s the catch.
Yup, they made me to promise them something.
Nothing’s free these days!
They made me to promise them that we’re going to bake cookies. Little bit of explanation here, I am not a cook, not even a baker, but because of Josh anaphylaxis, he doesn’t have a much choice if it comes to sweets. Everything he likes has peanuts or WAS in contact with peanuts, nobody knows for sure. That’s why I have to bake ocasionaly. And I promised them we’re going to do that today, after they clean up. Pretty good deal, ha? I made my kids work! But I don’t know, if you ever experienced this kind of sens of relief. It’s like somone took a load off of you. Not a big one, but you no longer carry it. Of course I don’t expect them to do that everyday. That would be tottaly awesome… insane, but this few minutes, when the things were getting done, and I was sitting on the computer writing this post, was the most relaxing minutes in my entire life. After kids of course.

Since my son have started reading and writing, he’s been bombarding Lego with his emails. This is one of them. Good for them they ask for the age on their website, because I guess it would be very frustrating getting such correspondence. And I guess they get that often from their precious 8 and up (or less) little fans. I wonder myself what their going to write back! I can’t wait!
So here it goes:

“WHY DID YOU SALE ALL THE LEGO CITY GARBAGE TRUCKS, RELLY I LOVE THOSE TRUCKS, ONE DAY, I SAW THAT THOSE TRUCKS WERE SOLD OUT AND I YELLD “NO,NO, NO, NO,NO,NO, NO,NO,NO,WHY,WHY,WHY,WHY,WHY,WHY, YOU,YOU,YOU,YOU,YOU,YOU,YOU,YOU,”AND ….”crazy banana”. so WHY DID YOU DO THAT???????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????”

Do your kids write funny emails too?
And by the way, I can’t wait till mine will write Jonas Brothers, because as I see it THEY are on the “NEXT” list, especially with that song!