My boys and their classes, November 28, 2007

Relic and River have been going to the classes of Early Intervention, not because they need that but because I am trying to fill their schedule and let them learn as much as they can. At first I was happy to take the boys there because the classes were free there but now, the best thing that I like about those classes is the teacher that the boys have. Sarah is a very strict but kind and caring woman. Nothing that the kids do in the class can be hidden from her. She sees every little bad or good thing that the kids do.

It is really important to Relic and River how their teacher thinks about them so they do try to not be bad.

Yesterday , in the circle time of the class, Relic wished to sit on his teacher's lap and Sarah was enough kind to let him. He was looking at his classmates with a grin on his face : he did like that view of the class

When Relic went to sit on the teacher's lap, River decided to sit on his brother's seat and after that one of their classmates moved to River's seat. After awhile when the teacher wanted to get something from the shelves , Relic decided to go back to his seat and saw that River had taken it. He was not patient enough to let his brother keeps sitting there. He pulled River from the seat and sat on his seat. River didn't fight ( he usually does not ) , stood up and looked at his seat which had been taken by another boy. River didn't want to pull the boy out of the seat ( he is too kind to do that ) . He looked to find an empty seat and found one in the far corner of class and went to sit there. He looked adorable when he was going to sit there. I loved how independent and kind he was. He was going to sit some where which would not be close to me or his brother, but he didn't care

After their snack time Relic went to sit on the teacher's seat, had a box that the teacher uses to take some different things from to sing and teach, on his little lap and started to offer some cards to his classmates to chose from them ( That's what their teacher does to know which song should be song ) I didn't know what he was doing but Sarah, the teacher saw and knew that Relic was trying to do the circle time just like a teacher

As much as I am happy with how Relic and River are doing in the early intervention classes , I am disappointed about how they are in the art class. Until today I was blaming them ( mostly my little River ) about that, but today I noticed that it is not really their fault. The teacher doesn't take her job very seriously and wants to chat with parents all the time. I am thinking to not take the boys there any more, maybe it is not worth it to wake the boys up, dress them and take them in such a cold days when they are not getting anything there, but we have paid for the classes and also maybe it is good for them to know that not every teacher is good

شعر ناگفته – قیصر امین پور

شعر ناگفته

!نه

کاری به کار عشق ندارم

من هیچ چیز و هیچ کسی را

دیگر

در این زمانه دوست ندارم

انگار

این روزگار چشم ندارد من و تو را

یک روز

خوشحال و بی ملال ببیند

زیرا

هر چیز و هر کسی را

که دوست تر بداری

حتی اگر که یک نخ سیگار

...یا زهرمار باشد

از تو دریغ می کند

پس من با همه وجودم

خودم را زدم به مردن

تا روزگار ، دیگر

کاری به کار من نداشته باشد

این شعر تازه را هم

...ناگفته می گذارم

...تا روزگار بو نبرد

گفتم که

!کاری به کار عشق ندارم

Entry for November 18, 2007

When I find a little time by myself, I go back to the old days when I could go to see my deceased friend Gheysar Aminpur when ever I wished. I could talk with him about what ever I wanted and he was always there to listen. There was never that I could think he was not listening carefully to me. I bet he was the same for all other friends that he had. He did help me to go through a lot of emotional problems that I had at that time. The last problem that I had and needed to talk with him about was about my babies when I was pregnant.... I never got time to tell him how thankful I was to have him ....

Thinking about not having him any more makes me want to scream. But I have to be strong.... I am a mother now so I have to be strong ....

Entry for November 07, 2007

The last days of October didn't go well...

One night after I went to help the boys go back to sleep I came to check email and found out that my dear friend Charlie had lost his beloved wife, Fay . I went back to bed crying and told Michael about it. It was really hard to imagine how Charlie was feeling.

The last night of October when I was waiting for my sister and her husband to come to our home for the first time and I was very happy and excited about it, I got an email from a friend who lives in Canada, telling me about my very dear friend, the greatest poet I have ever met, the best human being , Gheysar Aminpour passing away in a hospital in Tehran ....

Twin Halloween Party, October 27, 2007

Entry for October 25, 2007

Yesterday, the boys had their second Art class. The night before, Relic was coughing a lot and couldn't sleep well, so didn't I. That's why we woke up late and had to run to get ready and go to the class. I was trying to feed the boys their breakfast on every red light. River was good and ate some but Relic just wanted to drink milk.

In the class, Relic was sitting close to their teacher and was listening carefully, but River wanted to play. With the help of their teacher Relic did finish their projects which were an apple tree and a big apple, but River wanted to run away with his paintbrush. He did paint his pants and mine pretty well

I am not sure if River just had bad moments and didn't want to be with his class or if he doesn't like the class. I just don't know what to do. If I had just River, I would leave the class and let River go to play but Relic really likes the class and we have to let him enjoy. River really likes Gymboree classes, so it is not like he doesn't enjoy any of the classes, but still it is hard for me to see that River has to stay in a class that he is not enjoying much.

Enjoying the Fall Season, October 21, 2007