To-Do List

    Now that school is over, I have a bunch of things that need to be looked after. For this week, I must:

• Practice - I am hoping that I can do my Grade 10 piano exam sometime
• Find work - I have to find a job to pay for my tuition next year; I am hoping that I will find something I like
• Volunteer - I have to find something where I can enjoy myself, while at the same time, helping someone or something
• Continue French - I have to continue my Rosetta Stone, so that I can speak French fluently
• Book a road test - my license expires in May...
• Sew - I have a bunch of clothing that needs to be repaired

Yummy (except for the red onions). Some Greek cuisine my sister decided to make: chicken skewers, tzatiki, Greek salad, and some sort of garlic parmesan chicken.

 

She hasn't been feeling well, and decided she didn't want to eat.

 



Cute pigtails. :)

 

I told her to smile. She did all sorts of interesting contortions with her face.

 

Caught it!... However fleeting it was.

 

You're supposed to look at the mirror in this picture - the reflection on the van. Unfortunately, this picture didn't catch it as I saw it.

 

Grand River. Sorry for the distracting guardrail.

 

There's nothing more beautiful than seeing animals grazing outside.

 

A lovely, full, bright moon one night.

 

E "rearing," while Kaleb is desperately trying to hold on; nevertheless, he was fascinated by this new game. :D

 

I decided I would get a picture of the ducks before it got too dark, but the one duck that was swimming flew away before I could get a shot of it. It was a male mallard.

 

I took a picture of the cattails, instead (they are spreading their seeds, as you can see).

He Is Risen Indeed!

A blessed Easter to you and may we all remember what his resurrection is all about. Auf, auf mein Herz mit Freuden, nimm wahr was heut geschicht. Wie kommt nach großem Leiden Nun ein solch großes Licht. Mein Heiland war gelegt da, wo man uns hinträgt wenn von uns unser Geist gen Himmel ist gereist.

This sunset is from my film camera - I don't get up early enough for a sunrise.

Work

     Driving home from work,I saw a shooting star. It was sooo cool and beautiful. And very close. At first I thought it was an airplane,but then it was practically going straight down so I knew that it wasn't. And it wouldn't have been an airplane crashing either because then it wouldn't have just disappeared in mid air.
     Fortunately, I know some sign language so I could communicate with a deaf guy that came into work today. Normally,he just communicates with a pen(or pencil)and paper.
     Work is becoming more routine for me now and it can be boring,even though I still can't do everything.
     My boss wants to learn Russian just because he sees me learning it. It is funny.

School and Cold

     Lesson 4 of Russian. :) Unfortunately,though,I don't have the advantage that some people have of hearing Russian spoken.  I will start some new Grade 12 subjects soon,I hope.
     At night it's now so cold that I huddle under my featherbed to be warm. :)

Another Pretty Verse.

     This one is German and tells about a bird that sings so sweet and makes people listen,but that is so small that you can barely see it.It is a cheery,uplifting,hymn particularily for children:

Vöglein im hohen Baum,

Klein ists,ihr seht es kaum

Singt doch so schön,

Daß wohl von nah und fern

Alle die Leute gern

Horchen und stehn

Horchen und stehn.

Unfortunately,though,I know very few German songs.   



Fall and "Almost-School" Days

     Today is another beautiful day. Sunny and warm and nice to do schoolwork outside. And it's so peaceful out there,too. :) There is a nice gentle breeze. I noticed,though,that the suns rays are not as warm as they used to be,unfortunately.
     Soon I will be starting on the 3rd lesson of my Russian workbook. I have lots of vocabulary to learn...I hope that I will be able to learn it well and to be able to use it.
     I am almost certain that a teacher will be a good career choice for me,although,I don't know what Bachelor degree I would like to get before being able to apply at teacher's college. I am still in school,though,it is not too important right now. A little important,but not very much. 
     I am working on my Grade 10 piano pieces and I think it's going fairly well,except for the fact that it might be going a little slowly. But I will get the hang of it soon. :) I really like doing 4-note chords in technique. :) Only if I know them,that is. :) 

Joseph Schneider Haus,Work,Russian :)

     Yesterday,our mother took the four medium girls,the five little kids,and R to Joseph Schneider Haus. It was quite interesting;we spun flax,twisted rope(it's strong!),and R and I did some weaving. We also watered the garden by hand-pumping the water into pails and lugging it there.It wasn't very hard(I suppose,though,that if you do it for a long time,then it might be),except that it was hot. A guy explained what some of the plants were and what they were used for. There were sooooooo many things. I was glad for the guy that explained everything to us(except his pronunciation of "schnitzelbank" was kind of disconcerting.) and demonstrated the many tools for us.
     Today,at work, I learned how to print pictures from film,make black and white pictures from coloured prints,and to scan old pictures.It is still fairly simple,though.
     "Russian" is going along okay.It's fairly easy so far(I am only on lesson 2,though),especially since there are no articles before a noun. :) I take it to work with me. The letters are very interesting to write. :)

N with His "Hay Bales"/Russian

     Today,my 3 and a half year old brother,N,took a bag of marshmallows out of the pantry. I was wondering what he would do with them,so I followed him... He dumped the bag on the floor and stacked them in groups of three to make "hay bales. I took them away,and he would have made a fuss had I not given him other "hay bales" to play with(Canned,storebought soup). He is now happily playing with cars.
     I have bought a Russian lesson book and am now learning Russian. There are 20 lessons and,if I do one a week,I will be done at the end of the year.So,I am starting it as part of my school curriculum. Hopefully,I will know a little bit more than when I started. Probably not much more,but a bit more. Well,we'll see...and then I will have to make sure that I don't forget it. That will be a trial as there are not many people with whom I will be able to converse or many Russian books to read. Well,I will see how it goes anyhow.