Well, the Good Lord sure has been looking out for us. Sue has been such a blessing, in having her to watch the kids. And, his teacher at preschool is a special lady, just what John has needed. When he first started, he was in the 4 yr old class, and it was a little overwhelming for him, a little too structured. His teacher now, who is director of the program, noticed that, and moved him into the 3 yr old class. She has a special affection for John, recognizes what he needs. She said her son was like that, and knows that John isn't mean, he is just learning. We had a good talk with her last night. John and Hanna played with trains, or the computer. But Mrs. Foss is so good with him, knows how to encourage him to grow, etc... As we were leaving, Hanna, being the very shy person she is, kept going up to Mrs. Foss and talking to her, hugged her, etc... John's teacher says he is a very bright boy, which he is, is motivated to learn. He likes to have his space, when someone invades his space that's when he tends to push out. He's friends with a couple of other boys that like trains. He plays with them, and they are all learning to share.

When we got home, John wanted to "go out in the night". He often says that when we pull into the garage when its dark. He wants to go outside and run around in the dark. So, we did that for a bit. It was a bit chilly, so Hanna went inside first, but John stayed out, till I bribed him inside with some apple cider.

(John calls it "apple spider". Ha. I like that better.)

here are some books I've either recently finished or am about to finish...

Freedom Betrayed - Michael Ledeen
A Bit on the Side - William Trevor
The Soul of Battle - Victor Davis Hanson

here are the books I'll probably start in on next...

The Spire - William Golding
No Way to Treat a First Lady - Christopher Buckley

a couple of maybes...

Prague - Arthur Phillips
The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett