Despite a generous amount of snow still on the ground, it's warm enough that we can start walking to the library. That means spring must be on its way! We spent last weekend in North Dakota. My grandma entered the nursing home in Beulah in January and has continued to suffer an increasing number of small strokes. She is comfortable, but her movement and speech are limited. She is 89 years old, and though it's hard to see, I'm comforted that she's lived a long, good life.
We've finally made the decision to star Gus in kindergarten this fall. We hesitated quite a bit because he won't be five until July, and his social behavior still needs work. But he is incredibly smart, and his teachers feel his squirreliness doesn't hinder his learning, so it would be worse to bore him with another year of preschool. We've also decided to send him to a German immersion charter school in St. Paul. I'm sure it will be an interesting experience for the whole family. Gus has a German program on a little laptop, and he loves learning words. He'll probably surpass my language proficiency by Christmas.
Susanna is still just a tiny little thing (not even 24 pounds) as she heads toward two and a half, but nothing ever stops her. She follows Gus everywhere and talks nonstop. She desperately wants to go to school as well, but she has to wait until next fall. She and Gus share a room, although she is still in her crib. They love to chatter and laugh at night when they are supposed to be trying to go to sleep. Gus is a little rough on her sometimes (and she encourages it sometimes) but if someone messes with his little sister, he's right up in their face.
I've been teaching a class one night a week since January and will continue until the end of next month. Sean still slogs away in our basement, where the continuous sound of the sump pump keeps him company!
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