England in the Fall
Saturday Morning on the Beach
My loves. What can I say? I have a really great life and this video Tom made pretty much sums it up for me. (I’m having a hard time having this video work here, to see a link to it, click here).
Julie/Nick and James Visit
My sister Julie and her husband Nick came out to San Francisco for a week from Michigan. Their visit coincided with our friend James, who was visiting from Italy en route to LA. It was great for James to meet Jacob, and for Jacob to bond again with his aunt and uncle. It had been almost 6 months since he had seen Julie and Nick, but Jacob really took to them and he was happy to play ball and cars or go to the park with them. In the evenings, we took turns cooking amazing meals and sat around catching up or talking about family, life, and the funny things Jacob did during the day. The weather pretty much cooperated, which is always nice when people visit. It was sad to see everyone go- we went from having a very full house to just Jacob and I in one day (Tom had to travel and work late and didn’t see Jacob for a day or so). At night Jacob would look for his ‘night-night’ procession to give him cuddles and kisses and I had to explain it was just me and the dogs saying goodnight. The good thing is that we are off to England to visit more family in a few weeks. I can promise him that he will be able to fill up on his “night-night” hugs and kisses then!
Jacob is a “Little Fish”!
Jacob started a pre-preschool last week. The “Little Fish” program is the child program of the Slippery Fish co-op preschool, targeting kids aged 12 – 18 months.
There are 6 little fishes in his group, and 3 parents work each shift and trade of bringing snacks, setting up an activity and story time. The little fishes meet twice a week for two hours.
Each parent must also take a roll in the co-op and I am taking on the VP role of the Little Fishes. I am also a board member of the Slippery Fish group (of which Jacob will be joining in a few months).
Last week Jacob made his first masterpiece! He had a finger painting activity and saturated the paper so much it’s a lovely wrinkled mess!
We are looking forward to see where this journey takes us. Right now Jacob is doing really well. He is several months older than the other kids, so he is very confident. He has also been going to Recess (the space where class is held) for over 3 months now, so he is very familiar with his surroundings. Lately he has been a little needy with me and jealous when I am holding another child. I know it is a phase and he will be just fine…he is a brave little soul.
Teaching Core Class at Recess
I am teaching a 30 Minute Core Class at Recess Urban Recreation in Potrero. To start out we are offering it once a week, but if enough people sign up we will add more classes.
Class meets Thursdays at 10am and costs $9 for members / $10 for non-members. Pretty sure you can get a cheaper rate by purchasing a class card. Childcare is available for $6/hr for members. Anyone is welcome (you don’t have to have a kid or a membership).
Here is a description of the class:
Build core body stability and strength while enhancing flexibility, endurance and balance with our 30 Minute Core Class. By working the combination of abdominal, oblique, upper/lower back, hips, gluteus and thigh areas, this intensive workout will enhance your training program so you can do whatever it is you do BETTER. All levels welcome- be ready to train hard!
Hope to see you there!
