It has been a fairly uneventful weekend. The house is coming along. We get our new bedroom carpet on Thursday, so there is a chance we can move back into our own bed this coming weekend!
Kayla was cleaning her room this weekend and found some letters from Alex. One was just a piece of paper with drawings and things that they had passed between them in math class last year. The other three were letters he typed in Dragonese and printed using the features of the How to Train Your Dragon (book series) web site. There is nothing super profound in any of the letters, but they are very real artifacts of that friendship. It prompted a few tears. I am planning to scan those items on Tuesday so that we will always have a record of them.
Ashley has been making great progress on her piano, in spite of having no lessons this month. Ashley’s teacher is the music teacher at the kids’ school and comes on Thursday evenings to work with Ashley. Parent conferences were scheduled for the 7th and 14th, so Ashley’s lessons were canceled. Then we had bad weather on the 7th, so the conferences for that night were moved to the 21st. So Ashley will have her next lesson on the 28th, and she has been just practicing her “Over the Rainbow” on her own in an attempt to surprise her teacher. I think she has made great progress since the last video I posted, and I have another video here to prove it! Just disregard the “subtle” reminders I gave Ashley when she forgot one of the accidentals in the key signature……
We three girls have tomorrow off for President’s Day. Kayla has a quick ortho check-up, and then we need to buy shoes for these girls. They out-grow them so fast!
Aw, Kayla. It is hard to find little reminders of what was lost. You will be glad to have these things to help you remember the good friendship you had. I would give you a giant hug if I could!
Ashley, you are awesome to keep working on your practice. Brendan’s speech and physical therapy were cancelled this week because the therapists were sick, but I made him work extra hard anyway! I can tell him that his cousin does the same!
I think you girls should buy cute boy shoes, because I know a couple of kids that could use the hand me downs! haha!
Kayla, you are so lucky to have found some real keepsakes of how special your friendship with Alex was and always will be. What brings a tear to your eyes now will later bring you big smiles and wonderful memories.
Ashley, wow, just since you were with me on Friday, and I had the pleasure of hearing you play, you have improved on your song so much! When you were a baby, and you stayed with me, I used to sing “Over the Rainbow” to you at nap time, and it is one of my favorites. (you sound better playing it than Gramma’s singing!). I love to hear you play, and can’t wait until you WOW everyone at your recital when you have it perfected!
Love and big hugs,
Gramma
Good afternoon from the East Coast! Kayla, what a treasure you have found with your notes from Alex! Sending the hugest comforting hug ever!! Ashley, bet you heard us clapping!! Your music is enchanting!! Hugs to you too!! 🙂