Well, it's definitely September rolling in. Raining, raining, raining, and grey - so hello you guys there Down Under, we're not sure if you'd really like this or not... Truly, Finland between September and April may be pretty way over in Lapland or something, but otherwise. Oh well.
The boys' school has somehow just started running like an engine. Atte's strange in that he shows no signs culture shock; for him, school just... began. Probably his reading and other such "school skills" help in that. On the other hand, his school routines like homework do need some looking after - they don't come so naturally. "Work before play" is a principle that will take some time to be learned thoroughly.
For his Religion class, Atte had to draw a picture of himself with other God's creations. Well, the six-year old artist came up with a drawing of himself, some trees and animals, God, the Great Wall of China (Atte's been using Google Earth a lot) and a Finnair jet on its way to Australia, carrying Lorraine with it. It's a very nice picture but it will probably need some explaining for the teacher :)
Reko is very fastidious with his homework, but sometimes gets frustrated if he doesn't get it right the first time. There's a lot more homework on 2nd grade, and a lot more English, too. By the end of the year he will probably have a working grasp of the language. Today, for instance, his English homework consisted of math tasks in English (numbers in English etc) and an English hidden words crossword puzzle. The rest of his time is spent with Pokemon trading cards. Oh well, again.
Both boys seem to have many friends, and they spend their time with them, too. "Where's Atte/Reko?" "Oh, outside with his friends somewhere" - a pretty common dialogue these days. They're growing up...
We're past the 2nd Harry Potter novel for bedtime reading, and in Chapter 8 of Tom Sawyer! It was a gamble, because there was no telling whether they could get excited over 19th centuryAmerican boys, but they can! It seems very little has changed in a boy's life over the past 150 years, which is kind of hopeful, really.
Annu is pretty deep into her new job even though it officially starts next Monday. She seems very happy with it, and even the pay is, for a change, decent. It's close to what she's studied for, and she feels she really can contribute to that community. Even if everyone else there is at least ten years younger than her. Oh well.
Marko joined another band on top of his E.L.O. tribute band. Earplugs, now more than ever! And also on the music front, we got the wonderful news that our great favorite, the perhaps-the-greatest-songwriter-alive, Mr. Randy Newman, will give a concert in Helsinki on Nov. 14. The tickets will come available on Monday.
So we're pretty busy but will keep on blogging - next time we hope to have some new photos too.
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