Sempi and I are playing with Legos. I’m building a small mars rover for him, which he has tasked me to redo for the fifth time because it didn’t quite measure up to his satisfaction. In a desperate attempt to impress him, I started building yet again. I noticed I only had one of the 6 hole blocks and needed a matching pair to finish my model. I asked Sempi if he could find me the matching pair....
My son recently started going to a Montessori pre-school. It’s a great school and I have nothing but great things to say about the teachers and the administrator. They perform various activities in class which starts with simple things such as cleaning a set of wooden blocks, then building shapes from it etc. The idea is to learn from the larger community of fellow students and learn how to behave in his community (his classroom)....
I am a big fan of Nina Simone. I like singing her songs out loud. Particularly this song with the following lyrics: I put a spell on you. ‘Coz you’re mine……. I sing this song to Sempi with a twist. I sit him on the dining table for his breakfast and I sing I put a bib on you. ‘Coz you’re mine……. I’ve been singing this to him ever since he could sit straight....
Sempi and Yoshi are playing with trucks. Sempi is showing off his collection of trucks. Sempi: This is a steam roller, an excavator, ass truck and a low boy. Yoshi: Ass truck? Sempi: Yeah it dumps out asphalt. Yoshi: Of all the trucks you could have abbreviated, you choose the asphalt truck…?
Yoshi is sitting on the floor wiping some of Sempi’s pee. Sempi runs up to her from behind and gives her a hug. Yoshi: Aw! Thank you sweetie. Sempi: I’m not hugging you, I’m waiting for my piggy back ride. Yoshi: Of course you are…