Sultry Husband spent part of the afternoon cleaning out the garage. It is always amazing to me, the things that you can find in a garage. He found an old friend today. The truly sad part was that M didn't even
remember this toy.

This old friend is the Geo Trax train system. We bought it quite a few years ago, but she never really showed interest in it. The box said that it was for ages 2+ so, I thought that my three year old would
enjoy it. The main

Much happened today, yet none of it would interest you. I had such a busy day, starting with teaching my class this morning... been there, told you about that before. Ok, moving on. I came home from class,
cleaned my room a bit, then taught three back to back violin lessons.
Man was that hard. Seriously, ever try focusing on three kids that are
not yours right in a row? When you are very tired, can't focus, and
definitely can't stop coughing? Not easy.

This weekend I have a Christmas Concert with the symphony. My director asked Sultry Husband to write little blurbs to go between the pieces, then he wanted SH to also play the part of the announcer. So,
tonight SH and the girls came to my final rehearsal.

The person who usually sits next to me was not there tonight, so M sat there instead. Man was it distracting to have her staring at me, but totally fun. She told me that I need to teach her to play

When M came home from school today, she stated that she wanted to play by herself. Normally that wouldn't be a problem, but L had seriously been waiting to play with her all day long. L struggles with
the fact that she is home alone with me, I just don't play like her
sister does I guess... Anyway, L came in crying because M wouldn't play
with her. I decided to sit down with both of them and share a story.

My younger sister had a best friend. This f