Callum goes to preschool

 

 

First, though: Lego fever continues to sweep through GoldsmithNation....below Callum and Maira are going to TOWN with one of Maira's sets she got for Christmas--they were building a 'supermarket' that has a 'delivery service.' 

 

Below, the completion of it. You can tell this wasnt a Union job because it actually got finished.....
Please note the pyramid in back--this was a 'pyramid food store.' Also, if you blow up the picture, you can see under the umbrella is the man; this is the checkout center....and also, notice the delivery truck bringing people their groceries. Bananas, by the way, which I tried to buy, were sixty dollars last night. Oh, and Lupine, just relax.....

This morning in Maine! It got up to 2 degrees by the time I left school after my FLT meeting at 330 (that is what the thermometer on Tacconet Credit Union said anyway....)

Callum started preschool this past Tuesday. He began for the second semester at Kid's Count preschool.. It is in Waterville, kind of close to our church. He will go on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in the mornings, and Amanda will pick him for lunch. Amanda has switched her days off to Tues and Thurs now. Isnt she sweet? Callum, when telling my dad about school yesterday, used the word "perfect" to describe his first day. So far so good....let's hope it continues! And, he had his first homework assignment. They are learning about penguins, and his HW was to research a fact about penguins--something interested and unique--and write it down on the paper. So, tonight, we checked out a few video podcasts and BBC videos on youtube about Emperor Penguins. Here is what Callum will share with his class tomorrow:

Damn straight,, son. I wish I could sled too. #jealous #nosnow


And, below, he is doing some extra-credit by drawing an Emperor Penguin baby. See how I brought up a picture on the computer? He is using that as a model. Kid is a good artist!

Looking behind me at the thermometer, I see that it is -11 outside. Damn. It is amazing when you consider how much firewood we've gone through over the last three days. Still, it is better than oil, right?