... has been great! Our kids love the lessons on there. Our first-grader 'shares' with the kindergartener (and pre-schooler has also had turns!) The 4th grader has especially liked some of the science lessons.
On other things .... I should try remember to post a few pictures. Would get better pics if I would remember to more often get them on here from the camera! We had American company over the weekend, and so enjoyed that! And since they were here, we had several American/Finn couples visiting, too. Lucky us!!
We feel pretty settled in here! Can't wait till we have more bedrooms (and the sauna!!) but for now, we're absolutely loving the peace and privacy we have now. The kids who are in 'regular' school have had a very good experience so far; for the two who are homeschooling, I've stirred a new pot in this school. The principal told me today that for most of the couple hundred children who are homeschooled in Finland, they are taught at home because the school has run out of patience or options for teaching them in school! So this is a new ball-game for these folks. The principal would be fine with just riding things out for the spring, I think. But his superior is a real stickler for detail, so they've spent some time now reviewing the laws on homeschooling, and are now trying to decide exactly what to do with us. :) But I think in the end it'll all work out okay. They are nice, and seem quite reasonable and understanding. I did remind the principal today to keep in mind that by the time they give us our agenda (and books for T), we will have lost about 7 weeks of technicality (in other words, what they technically want me to teach the boys at home this spring.) He agreed that we must keep that in mind.
I talked with a lady who lives near here - they have 3 children, who happen to be ages of three of our kids (and gender matches ... a boy N's age, girl K's age, boy C's age.) We're all excited to meet, and hopefully our kiddos will become friends. Interesting - their last name is the same as our mother's maiden name. And this guy's roots are also from the same area as our mother's. So - quite likely they are some shirt-talk relatives of ours! Kinda fun to know!
Ramble, ramble ... :) Gotta run. Spuds are boiling and the water's making a mess all over the stove. Heh!
Oh- (have to make this a Mn good-bye! :-D) I recently heard about '5-minute artesian bread' - I will certainly be trying this recipe!! Next week .... This weekend we will likely see Mummo and Ukki (A's parents) as well as his big sister, 'Kaija-täti'! We all look forward to visiting with them!
Toodle-doo!
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