CHINESE!!!!

There are times when I have chosen a course for my children, not knowing where it will lead or why. 

Last week I went to a meeting for the first Chinese language immersion classes in our district that will produce a fluent speaker by the time they enter Jr. high. I couldn't be more excited for my kids. Eli, because he went to Draper (not our local school) last year, got in  and Wyatt will have priority next year. They will spend half the day speaking only Chinese and half in English. They will do this until they finish elementary school and more will be offered in Jr. high and high school.

There have been many times lately where I have fell my kids have no competing chance in this global world, and I have so wanted something like this to come along. I feel its an answer to prayers. Hooray for Gov. Hunstman who has provided the initial funding. CHINESE!!!!

So, I have a confession....maybe more of a pet peeve I must share. 

I really don't like it when people, and I probably don't mean you, think they are so smart. You know, the people... they just act like when their kids do things they are geniuses, and they (as smart adults) should get paid to breathe? And the fact that they are even talking to you is a favor to you, because truly they could have a much more intelligent conversation with someone else?

I don't know why, but I just had to share....

Onto other things...

We have been trying to play our way into spring- or maybe trying to convince spring to come. The boys got tennis rackets for Christmas so the past two days we have been "tennissing" as Wyatt calls it. Not to be confused with Tennessee-ing.

The other life theme we have been discussing with the kids lately, is that even adults make mistakes, sometimes lie, let people down, say mean things, etc. EXCEPT, when adults do it, they usually get into a lot more trouble. So while you are a kid, you should learn generally to be a good person, so you don't loose your family, your job or end up in jail. Ahhh... if we'd only learn.