My birthday was on Tuesday. Ultimately it was one of the nicest days I've had in a long time. It turns out that I share a birthday with Justin Bieber. No kidding. Just about every adolescent girl told me that it was his birthday, too! Wasn't that amazing? And you know what? I wore purple on my birthday, and apparently that is the Beeb's favorite color! OMG! Did I do it on purpose?! Jeez! Beeb aside, it was nice, nice day.
This had the potential to be a momentous week here in our little corner of the world. We were waiting to see if Jack had earned the Student at the Month at karate. He didn't. Fortunately, no one did. We are, though, looking for a new place for him. He seems willing to move. I think the place he is at used to be a great place, but it has declined over time. We'll see what happens. We'll give them a little while longer--so long as he's happy. Let our current contract run out or let us get to the next belt graduation.
Anna's first week of school was last week. I wish I had something to report, but I don't know what the deal is. We received a couple of pieces of paper. I think a total of five pieces of paper. We got a newsletter, two copies of the school fundraiser, a sign that says "Julianna Dumas had a great first day in Ms. Mary's class," and a page on which Anna drew some circles. That's it. There was no feedback, no nothing. I don't know what the story is. Our friend Judy--who gets the kids to and from school and watches Anna during the day--thinks they're a little bit lax with the way they do things. They let Anna go on the first day without checking for id. We'll see how it goes. I think she's talking more. She now tells me what's happening on TV--what characters are doing, etc. That's kind of a step up. She's still not where other kids his age are, but we're moving.
My sister Karen came up last night as my birthday present. She watched the kids while John and I went out. Before I moved up here, we used to go to a little place in Wollaston called Fuji. We ended up going there at least once a week. We got to know the owners pretty well. They were (are) nice kids--when we met them, they were too young to have a liquor license. The sushi was amazing. So they sold the little place, and opened up a bigger place in Quincy Center. Then the opened a little take-out space in Wollaston and then another little place in Wollaston. We moved out of Quincy, so we don't get there. We hadn't been to third place yet. We tried to get in last night, but it was packed. People were lined up outside the door. We went, instead, to Fuji in Quincy Center. It was nice. The food was good, and one of the owners was there. It was nice to see him (and his sister), and the food was amazing. It was just a nice ending to a great week.
TV Confessions:
1. I am watching "The Amazing Race." Love this show. It's an "All Star" season featuring 11 teams from previous seasons. There are some teams on here I didn't like the first time around, but I really like the host.
2. I spent much of today watching the first few episodes of "Firefly." I missed it during it's first and only running. I caught it in syndication, but never caught all of it. So now we've got it on Netflix. I do so enjoy a cheesey sci-fi program. :)
3. "Bones." I like this show. I really do. I like nerds.
4. "Hawaii 5-0." I like this show. I remember watching the original when I was a kid--must have been on syndication. But as I said in #3, I like nerds.
5. I've also been known to watch "Glee" and "Raising Hope."
I started with a birthday and I'll end with a birthday. Today is the birthday of a woman I have always considered to be a second mother to me. Any time I had a problem or I needed (or wanted) anything, she was there. I could (and did) tell her anything and everything. She is the main reason I became a teacher in the first place. Much love to you, Lillian, on your day! xx
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