We found a wonderful surprise last night. I took Madeleine and Elodie to see the play Seven Brides for Seven Brothers while Camille stayed home with my sister and brother-in-law. (For those of you wondering, yes, it was a bit hard for the two of them to sit still through the play.)
When we got home, my sister’s car was strangely absent, but Russ was present! We were so surprised. Russ has meetings in San Francisco on Monday and Tuesday, so he decided to come a bit early and surprise us. His stop to see us means a very wild travel schedule for him (in SF until Tuesday, back on the plane to Geneva Tuesday afternoon, back in Geneva just in time—hopefully—for an important meeting on Thursday, and on the plane to the U.S. again on Friday). Despite the wildness and the shortness of his visit (less than twenty-four hours), it was very good to see him. The great news is that we will see him again very late Friday night and then spend Thanksgiving together.
In other news, Camille hit a major milestone today. She turned eighteen months this week and is now eligible for nursery at church. Up until now, Camille has spent two of our three-hour meeting block going to “grown-up” classes with me. Since we’ve been in Utah, she’s been the only person in the room under eighteen. In fact, most of the other participants are much closer to one hundred than they are to Camille’s age of one. Needless to say, it’s been hard for Camille to stay quiet (understandably) and we’ve spent many hours pacing the halls rather than learning anything in class.
All of that ended today with Camille’s introduction to nursery (the class for eighteen-month to three-year-olds). I was very worried about how she would react on her first day. This is the girl who screams when she sees my sister and hides her face in my neck when any male under fifty crosses her path. I also feared because Camille hasn’t had much interaction with children her own age. (She’s the unlucky third child who gets dragged to her older siblings’ playgroups and functions.)
I didn’t need to worry. Camille walked into the room with me and was immediately delighted to find toys and other little girls playing house. She hardly looked back as I snuck out, and her teachers reported that she did really well. Hurray!
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How fun to read about your weekend. I am so glad that Camille loves the nursery and her dad! The other girls must have been so excited to come home and find him there. By the way, how was Seven Brides for Seven Brothers?
The play was pretty good. Kristi and I were very surprised to hear lots of new songs not included in the movie. We had a good time, but I have to say the movie is still the best.
What a relief that must be! Yeah, Camille! :) Enjoy your Thanksgiving and say 'hi' to Russ for us.
Hurray, indeed! I've still got four long months before Lil Blue is eligible for nursery. Thank heavens for a Sunday calling that keeps him with his dad! (And on that note, I'm so happy you guys got to see Russ. Single parents (or those temporarily functioning as) are amazing.
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