Montessori

Montessori, a great school... Jack is attending and loving every minute. His teacher, Ms. Camilla Nichols is a joy. They recently held an event on Oct. 13th at the Short Hills Campus in which they invited Dr. Michele Borba to give a slide lecture on "Raising Socially Resonsible Kids."

My notes to follow

Pumpkin Fest

Had a pumpkin fest with my family last night. We picked up a few at the Terhune Orchards in Princeton.

Tessa, Jack and Sonia drew their pumkin faces. I followed up by carving the big one.

The process:
When carving, take an orange marker & outline the facial feautures... do the lid 1st... then gut it... then eyes /nose + finally the mouth in that order -- otherwise that leaves the process in precarious position (top face may topple!)

Using the petroleum jelly we had left and wiping it to the exposed inside face will help prolong the life, slowing down decay (pumpkin wants to stay moist)!

Nap time

On my way home with Jack, I told him to take a nap. He said it was, "No fun. You just lay down.... it's boring." I told him he needed it in order to grow. He said "If you eat alot you can grow." I insisted that he needs more than that to grow... That he needed to "Eat, sleep, play sports and study. Four important things."

He countered -- "No it's not! There's a fifth!" A fifth? I thought, and asked him... "What's the fifth?"

He said, "I don't know -- He made you first!" Who's He? He yelled, "Jesus!"... You're right I told him. So placed upon me... I thought the 5th thing. I told him was...love. The rest of the car ride he was quiet.

This is a test, of course.

This is a test, of course.