Organs

Good morning world! It's so fun to say that right before I go to bed! :) Today was wonderful! I had intended to go for a walk this morning, but got carried away in my big sweater sipping hot tea while I sat cross legged on my futon as the wind whistled through the house billowing my curtains first into the room and then sucking them against the screen. It was wonderful. The warmest it got today was 68 degrees! But all day we've had a 24 mile per hour wind from the North. This morning when I took Eastin to school I was comfortable in a shirt with sleeves only 3/4 long, but by lunch time I was wearing a heavy sweater over my shirt quite comfortably. I haven't taken it off since then. I love fall!
Today for my English class I cut a large tree out using four pieces of construction paper. I taped it to the inside of my window. My plan is for the children to use their hand prints as leaves, cut them out, and tape them to the branches. Then as the leaves fall outside, our leaves will fall too. :) We did something similar when I worked at a preschool, but we painted the children's hands and cut those out for our leaves, rather than just different colored construction paper. I will have to tell you how they like it later, because my class was canceled for today, and rescheduled for Monday. I was pleased with this new arrangement. I have had a stopped up head all day and been sneezing every other breath, so I was able to take a little nap this afternoon.
Poor Coen has been the same way. It's funny, but he started all of this with his cold, and I got it the same day. Then he got an ear infection and I got one the next day. On the day he felt better I felt better too. Now we have come down with an allergy attack on the same day! It's so sweet the way he will come and lay on my bed while I'm doing something in my room, or lay his head on my knee while I'm reading with Eastin, or give me a huge hug nearly every time I pick him up. I am really going to miss him!
I counted up the days this evening, and I will be going to America in just 10 sleeps! (Things here in this house aren't measured based on days. Lengths of time are based on how many nights, or sleeps, there are before the event.) I was so confused the first time Aidan asked me 'how many sleeps?'  This will be a short visit to America to see my family, but I'm looking forward to it!


Ok. I suppose you are probably wondering about the title I've given this post... :) It's because today Roger got his electric organ set up in the den. I never realized how much I like the organ. Using this one organ he can basically get the sound of nearly every organ in Europe. It is not like any portable or electric anything I've ever seen. But it is really incredible. Using a simple small Bose speaker, he was vibrating the entire room! It was wonderful! I really enjoyed sitting at the table trying to eat my avocado and crab salad (which is really delicious, by the way) and having the floor, my chair, the table, and my ears all vibrating to the full sound of the organ!!! I'll try to get a picture soon... It probably won't be until Monday...


Well, I just wanted to say that. I think I'll go for now.


All my love to you all,
Hannah