By coincidence constitution day here is just a couple days after July 4 so we get a bank holiday weekend on the 4th of July. Alex and Ellie wore their special outfits to school the day before to show they are all-American kids. The next weekend Ellie actually got to have a play date when her friend Amelia from school came over on Sunday morning with her family for breakfast and a busy morning in the pool. Ellie loves to paddle around the pool with her float belt on and Alex is getting good at swimming around completely on his own with no floats and can even swim to the bottom to pick up his little seals.
For his birthday he got a train, an airplane and a "Cars" umbrella. (Ellie also had to have an umbrella as she believes she is the same age and for a month-and-a-half she is technically correct!) Later that afternoon they were playing outside with the umbrellas even though there was no hint of rain. it still amazes me what kids find so entertaining.
After much hassle, effort and frustration, mostly at the British, Latha finally arrived this afternoon. It finally took getting a transit visa for a 3 hour layover in Heathrow. It took 5 days, several sets of photos, money, lots of paperwork and numerous trips to a variety of British Embassy sites in Muscat so she could change planes in London. The kids are so excited to see her and I think she had one whole suitcase of presents for them.
We are off to Minnesota to visit the family on Aug 7. It will be great to see the American clan again. In preparation for starting work the end of August I have started a website that is a little bit about maths. Even if you are not one of my students you should check it out. I also have another blog which is devoted to maths and school. Mr Block's maths home
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