A super highlight of yesterday though - we learned that our son will be starting the immersion program at a public school within our school district this fall. Couldn't get any better than that. One BIG GIANT THING (that I had no control over) now off my mind.
These are a simple shortbread cookie with chai flavors - cardamon, cinnamon, clove, and black pepper - Cooking Light magazine, Christmas 2007. (Next time I want to try to put some tea in the coffee grinder, grind it up, and add that to the dough as well.) I've started to keep a log of frozen dough in the freezer to have on hand when someone pops over for a visit. Its easier than trying to find some sort of decent cookie at the grocery, plus they are egg free.
I found some very pretty øko brown (almost pink) lentils at the market a week or so ago. Even their name was pretty - Pearle de Campo.
Earlier this week I made a small batch of baba ghanoush to share with a friend's awesomely moist sunflower bread. I tried to make that same bread a while back and it was a small dense lump. I'd love to have a bread maker here, but once again, I hate spending $$$ on things that I can't bring back with me.
On the knitting front I've finished up another hot water bottle cozy.
I've also started and taken apart a two tone scarf maybe 3 times. Not willing to give up on this salvaged wool yarn (I un-kinked an old hat, soaked the yarn in a warm bath with fabric softer, dried, and re-balled this stuff)...I've started in on it once again, but with a new pattern - and this time around it just feels right. So I think it (fingers crossed) will be *the one*. This is actually the first scarf I hope to complete. I've started lots of scarves it the past, I have yet to actually finish one.
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Really? We've had sun for the last few days (It's grey and cloudy again now but nevertheless...) I thought that spring was definitely around the corner with the sunny days
I understand the gloominess, these grey winters really wack us for six.
What is an 'immersion programme'?
This is Chinese immersion at our public school in the U.S. We were looking for something a little different than regular public school, and after visiting with the principal there this past summer, this was our favorite option.
Its actually regular public school curriculum, only in Chinese (except for art, music, and gym classes). You have to start in Kindergarten (you can't jump in a year or two later). So we thought we give it a try.
It will also be a different immersion experience than the one he was getting here. All the kids at the new school will be starting at the same point he is. They are also perfectly allowed to speak English to each other, during playtime, etc. It's just that their teacher will always and only respond and teach in Chinese.
Oh yeah - one other important thing. While looking into this, it was said that parents who enroll their kids in these programs are more involved with what's going on at school. Versus a classroom of kids whose parents may not be very involved. So you get a different (and hopefully better) group dynamic.
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