This week has been a fairly quiet one on the Felstead front. I have had pneumonia which has really knocked me about and left me pretty much bed ridden for the past 5 days.
Jacob had a bit of a problem at school with an aspect of his english class called word roots. Rather than saying that he was struggling, he kept it all pent up until we could work out what was going on. Hillside has stepped up as always and are having him sit at the front of the class and use his computer, which is definitely helping.
Maia continues to plod on. She is starting gymnastics in a couple of weeks which she is really excited about. We had her curriculum night last week and her teacher told me she was such a lovely child, easy going and well liked.
Emily is moving ahead wonderfully at school. She is way ahead it appears in english with her vocabulary, comprehension and reading ability being well beyond a grade 5 level and is in the top group within grade 4. She continues at Sylvan to help her with her math and art on Saturdays is still the highlight of her week.
David has been a bit stressed this week, more with worrying about me than work. But I will improve and so will he.
We continue to all miss Ferida and Steve.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Week on September 15th, 2013
This week has been a little tough for me health wise, but as always I will push on knowing things will get better in no time at all.
Jacob had a wonderful week at school enjoying many a new subject, and working hard at home to keep on top of everything. He had his second badminton lesson today and thoroughly enjoyed it - this may well be the sport he has been looking for.
Emily has been well and working hard at school and at Sylvan. She had art again yesterday and did a wonderful water color of two orca's. She is off to Islandwood camp tomorrow for three nights and four days. This will be her first time ever away and camp, and even though I have no doubt we will miss her terribly, she is so excited I am not sure she will miss us at all.
Maia is absolutely loving school. On Friday night she asked if she was to go to school the next day and when she was told she wasn't, she looked like she would start to cry. During the week in art they were to draw a picture under the heading "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America" and Maia decided for some unknown reason that this meant she should draw a picture of herself atop a platypus! We got an email from her teacher telling us how much she obviously loved being Australian. I promptly informed her that she was in fact born here in the United States, at which she replied "well at least she wasn't the other child who decided to draw Costco as his representation to the US flag!".
David is well doing BJJ left right and centre. He seems to be doing well at work and not all that stressed at present.
Little David has been an enormous challenge this week as he moved to his new home, and is not settling in very well at all. Hopefully things will settle down soon.
Ferida and Steve are currently in Turkey (lucky ducks they are) and will return to Australia at the end of the month. We as always miss them and speak of them often.
So I am off to get a wee sleep in as I have work tomorrow. As always I am thankful for wonderful family, good friends and the occasional piece of bloody good chocolate!
J
xx
Jacob had a wonderful week at school enjoying many a new subject, and working hard at home to keep on top of everything. He had his second badminton lesson today and thoroughly enjoyed it - this may well be the sport he has been looking for.
Emily has been well and working hard at school and at Sylvan. She had art again yesterday and did a wonderful water color of two orca's. She is off to Islandwood camp tomorrow for three nights and four days. This will be her first time ever away and camp, and even though I have no doubt we will miss her terribly, she is so excited I am not sure she will miss us at all.
Maia is absolutely loving school. On Friday night she asked if she was to go to school the next day and when she was told she wasn't, she looked like she would start to cry. During the week in art they were to draw a picture under the heading "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America" and Maia decided for some unknown reason that this meant she should draw a picture of herself atop a platypus! We got an email from her teacher telling us how much she obviously loved being Australian. I promptly informed her that she was in fact born here in the United States, at which she replied "well at least she wasn't the other child who decided to draw Costco as his representation to the US flag!".
David is well doing BJJ left right and centre. He seems to be doing well at work and not all that stressed at present.
Little David has been an enormous challenge this week as he moved to his new home, and is not settling in very well at all. Hopefully things will settle down soon.
Ferida and Steve are currently in Turkey (lucky ducks they are) and will return to Australia at the end of the month. We as always miss them and speak of them often.
So I am off to get a wee sleep in as I have work tomorrow. As always I am thankful for wonderful family, good friends and the occasional piece of bloody good chocolate!
J
xx
Sunday, September 8, 2013
First week of September
This week has been an eventful one.
Emily went into grade four and has a wonderful teacher named Heather McCarthy. The last of my children wee Maia, started kinder with Jill Ashmore. Both girls seemed to have settled in well and enjoy going to school. Maia has been chatting up a storm about everything school related, and seems to just devour everything that she is hearing and seeing.
All the children started a new activity this week. Emily began formal art classes with the most wonderful teacher, and produced a fabulous piece in pastels. Jacob began badminton and thoroughly enjoyed it. He was absolutely exhausted after running around for two hours, but says he can't wait to go back. Maia went along to the Jiu Jitsu school in Kirkland and will be taking lessons once a week.
On the home front we had a burst water main which thankfully didn't end up being too serious. On a brighter note after 5 years of living in this house, we finally got two cars in the garage!!!
All is well on the work front for David. He is working as hard as ever but seems to be content, and is enjoying the new title of Principle Development Lead. I have had a few challenges with little David this week, but I am hoping that once the family moves house things will soon settle down.
Ferida and Steve are still on their fabulous cruise, posting some amazing photo's and making all of us very jealous. We are definitely considering a cruise of some sort as our next family vacation.
So yet again life is good and I am thankful for wonderful family and good friends.
Jacquelyn
Emily went into grade four and has a wonderful teacher named Heather McCarthy. The last of my children wee Maia, started kinder with Jill Ashmore. Both girls seemed to have settled in well and enjoy going to school. Maia has been chatting up a storm about everything school related, and seems to just devour everything that she is hearing and seeing.
All the children started a new activity this week. Emily began formal art classes with the most wonderful teacher, and produced a fabulous piece in pastels. Jacob began badminton and thoroughly enjoyed it. He was absolutely exhausted after running around for two hours, but says he can't wait to go back. Maia went along to the Jiu Jitsu school in Kirkland and will be taking lessons once a week.
On the home front we had a burst water main which thankfully didn't end up being too serious. On a brighter note after 5 years of living in this house, we finally got two cars in the garage!!!
All is well on the work front for David. He is working as hard as ever but seems to be content, and is enjoying the new title of Principle Development Lead. I have had a few challenges with little David this week, but I am hoping that once the family moves house things will soon settle down.
Ferida and Steve are still on their fabulous cruise, posting some amazing photo's and making all of us very jealous. We are definitely considering a cruise of some sort as our next family vacation.
So yet again life is good and I am thankful for wonderful family and good friends.
Jacquelyn
Saturday, August 31, 2013
August 2013
August has been an eventful month. Ferida and Steve were here from Australia to the delight of everyone and filled the children's days with many an activity. We shared meals often and chatted easily about days gone by, and relishing days to come.
Jacob commenced junior high, I cannot believe my boy is so big. He loves school and for that I am eternally grateful - not so long ago that was not the case. Emily and Maia eagerly look forward to starting school next week, and I have the commute between two school districts to look forward to.
My darling grandson Jackson turned a year old on August 22nd. I so wish I could have been with him and it filled me with such sadness that I could not, but I am sure he will understand one day that whilst the distance may be great in miles, it is not in my heart. No matter where I am he will always be my wee poppet.
David was promoted at work and is now at principle level. I am so proud of all he has accomplished at Microsoft with hard work and sheer determination.
Steve and Ferida celebrated 40 years of marriage wowza!! No one seems to be married that long any more and I can only hope David and I will be so lucky.
My adopted daughter Diana's sister was married yesterday and I am off to the reception today. I pray for them a long and happy marriage, one filled with all the love and happiness they feel today.
I feel so blessed to have such a happy and healthy family and hope that things continue to get better and better.
I love my family to the moon and back.
Jacob commenced junior high, I cannot believe my boy is so big. He loves school and for that I am eternally grateful - not so long ago that was not the case. Emily and Maia eagerly look forward to starting school next week, and I have the commute between two school districts to look forward to.
My darling grandson Jackson turned a year old on August 22nd. I so wish I could have been with him and it filled me with such sadness that I could not, but I am sure he will understand one day that whilst the distance may be great in miles, it is not in my heart. No matter where I am he will always be my wee poppet.
David was promoted at work and is now at principle level. I am so proud of all he has accomplished at Microsoft with hard work and sheer determination.
Steve and Ferida celebrated 40 years of marriage wowza!! No one seems to be married that long any more and I can only hope David and I will be so lucky.
My adopted daughter Diana's sister was married yesterday and I am off to the reception today. I pray for them a long and happy marriage, one filled with all the love and happiness they feel today.
I feel so blessed to have such a happy and healthy family and hope that things continue to get better and better.
I love my family to the moon and back.
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