A week of firsts

Because we had so much snow and cold the first full week of January, a lot of events were cancelled, including church. So, Sunday, the 12th was the first time for my new Primary class. I have been given a new set of children who are younger than my previous class - they are all four going on five. SO cute and SO different from the older class that I will need to change my teaching strategies. Thankfully, I co-teach with Chris Caldwell so I don't have to prepare the lesson every week, just every other week. Chris is also the alternate organist so we have made the plan that when one of us teaches, the other plays the organ and visa versa. 

Monday we STILL didn't have the Afghanistan women's group because the side roads are still like ice rinks and it is not safe to drive on them. I worked on a Christmas craft project in the morning and did some sewing in the afternoon and started re-watching Enchanted. Steve and I enjoyed episode one of the fifth season of All Creatures Great and Small. So, so fun to watch...

Tuesday was the first day back with home school orchestra - I am down to four students from the eight who started but these are the kids who are actually willing to put in the work to learn an instrument. It was also the first rehearsal of civic orchestra since our early December concert. And Sally got beautified at the groomer.

Speaking of Sally, I took her back down to Open Door to get a urine specimen Wednesday morning. It came back negative but I am not surprised since she just finished a round of antibiotics the day before! We fed the sister missionaries that evening.

English class was cancelled again Thursday night due to continued bad side streets so Steve and I finished watching Skeleton Crew. It had a satisfying ending and I was not as annoyed at the two boys by the end.

Oh, it was the first time that Steve and I used our YMCA membership to walk the indoor track two mornings this week. The sidewalks are still so ice covered that we couldn't get any exercise otherwise. It is a VERY nice Rec Center!

Friday was Steve's 72nd birthday and we started the day with Beckie buying us breakfast at IHOP. So delicious. I fixed battered cod and onion rings for dinner with a chocolate cake for dessert. And I gave Steve a Culvers gift card for his gift. He was a happy man!

Today we worked at the baptistry in the morning, I had two music lessons in the afternoon and we drove to Ballwin to have cake and ice cream with Quinn - who turned 12 -  this evening. Then we watched the movie version of Wicked. It was so good! 

Fiona decided to make herself at home on our coats! And that is my gluten-free Nothing Bundt Cake at the back of the chair. Emily is always so kind to provide something I can eat when we go over to celebrate birthdays.