Last weekend Rada and I went to the Diversity Day Parade in Cambridge. It appeared to be Cambridge’s response to the DNC. Sort of like “humph, Boston is getting all the attention this summer: I want to have my OWN party.” The parade was a mixture that could only be seen in Cambridge: preteens from local [...]
Its one thing to be corrected on your english by a three year old. Its another to be corrected by someone who’s only been speaking english for a year.
My 3 year old daughter started her life speaking Kazakh and switched to English last summer.
Lately she has corrected her grandmother on the pronounication of ‘tomato’. [...]
It is no secret that I love to swim.
Doing laps is boring and grueling but with the right mindset, I can turn it into a meditation. Mixed in is the lush sense of being surrounded by something cool, bouyant, silent and clear. There’s a “horrible wonderfulness” about swimming to me.
In March, a change [...]
Last weekend, Rada had a playdate with a 5 year-old. It was pretty
thrilling to play with someone two years older than her. Whatever
Samira did, Rada did… or tried to do. Samira was very patient with
the 3 year-old shadow that followed her every move.
Yesterday Rada climbed up on the springed horse at the playground and exuberantly galloped. Last fall, I had to lift her onto it.
She’s also riding a tricyle with good control (and alarming speed). And she’s mastered rope ladders.
The day when she beats me at ping pong seems to be looming closer…
My camera broke down before I could get good photos of my favorite 11- year-old while I was on vacation.
So here are some great ones on file.
Rebecca and Rada ventured into Taughannock waterfall.
…and sometimes Rada got a free ride.
Thomas dropped by for a day.
And Dede and Rada played with water table at the local kids museum.
Isabel played clarinet beautifully, and exuded calm and good cheer while her house was being torn down and rebuilt during our visit.
I just came back from spending a week without a computer. It was refreshing, worry-free and delightful. In the past I gritted my teeth a little during these absences, wondering whether some ‘really important’ email message would arrive while I’m gone, but this time I forgot about everything and enjoyed it all.
There was a lake [...]