At times, when people ask, "How's the family?" I reply, "On average we're fine... but the distribution on that bell curve is pretty wide!"
Similarly, on average, the trip to see Eldest was fine. For one thing, we actually got there as planned. For another, it was very, very good to see her. The concert was lovely. And we stayed with my good friend Kate, who is one of my favorite people in the world. The challenging parts of the trip were... yes. Yes, there were challenging things. But we made it through and now we're back.
In my absence Andrew taught the younger children a variety of Allan Sherman songs, beginning with Camp Granada and ending with Don't Buy the Liverwurst. My third grader, who labored to memorize the multiplication tables for months, effortlessly mastered the lyrics to a good half-dozen ditties in an hour. Funny how that happens!
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Congrats on a safe trip!
ReplyDeleteMy youngsters (yea, even down to my five-year-old) memorized the tables by singing along with this CD. If you would be interested in having a copy, drop me a line.
omigosh, i remember my kids singing, "WHEN YOU GO TO THE DELICATESSEN STORE. SON'T BUY THE LIVERWURST..." hahahahahahaha!
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