After taking a much needed break from all writing, I am finally feeling a revival of my innate need to write. I've spent the better part of this evening working on some minor issues pertaining to this blog and can now truthfully write that I am looking forward to posting again.
It's late here, so my list of potential posts will have to wait. In the meantime, however, I will mention a couple of small but interesting developments here.
As I've posted before, Landry loves chess, but has learned primarily through computer games. For some time, I have been looking for an outlet where he can play with other children who share his passion. An initial foray earlier this year just didn't feel right to me. The group seemed to emphasize competitions and tournaments, and Jerry and I feel strongly that Landry's genuine love of the game should not be destroyed by pressure to win.
Well, I found a different local group recently. Again, the emphasis seems to be on tournaments and the trophies that the children have won. However, they have a free lesson night apart from tournaments, so we've decided to give it a try. Landry is excited to attend this week, and I hope he has a terrific time.
As for Kipp, I ended up with some extra money when I budgeted my allotment from the charter next year, so I requested that the charter buy Kipp a LEGO Mindstorm NXT. So far, it appears the request is going through. I can't wait to see Kipp's face when it arrives or find out what he decides to do with it.
I've also made progress in finding some leads on engineering classes suitable for an advanced six year old. I'm hoping something pans out. I would love to find a class that encouraged Kipp's ceaseless drive to build and design machines and robots.
Okay, enough for tonight!
It's late here, so my list of potential posts will have to wait. In the meantime, however, I will mention a couple of small but interesting developments here.
As I've posted before, Landry loves chess, but has learned primarily through computer games. For some time, I have been looking for an outlet where he can play with other children who share his passion. An initial foray earlier this year just didn't feel right to me. The group seemed to emphasize competitions and tournaments, and Jerry and I feel strongly that Landry's genuine love of the game should not be destroyed by pressure to win.
Well, I found a different local group recently. Again, the emphasis seems to be on tournaments and the trophies that the children have won. However, they have a free lesson night apart from tournaments, so we've decided to give it a try. Landry is excited to attend this week, and I hope he has a terrific time.
As for Kipp, I ended up with some extra money when I budgeted my allotment from the charter next year, so I requested that the charter buy Kipp a LEGO Mindstorm NXT. So far, it appears the request is going through. I can't wait to see Kipp's face when it arrives or find out what he decides to do with it.
I've also made progress in finding some leads on engineering classes suitable for an advanced six year old. I'm hoping something pans out. I would love to find a class that encouraged Kipp's ceaseless drive to build and design machines and robots.
Okay, enough for tonight!
