Wii Are Having Fun

I got a few photos of the boys playing Wii over the weekend. They seemed unaware that I was taking photos too, so their expressions are natural and not forced.

Connor isn't quite sure how to work some of the games, but we rented a Wall-E game for him, which he enjoys driving Wall-E around. We'll probably rent Cars for him to try.


Mr. Obsessive has really enjoyed his Wii time and in addition to playing the sports games, is playing Lego Batman(also rented). Once the conversations become too Wii-oriented, he loses the privilege to play. Today, he waited until I asked him about his games before discussing-which I am certain took great self-control.

Not too flattering (don't worry, I cropped much it as not to damage your poor eyes) but I have been playing too. I kept losing the tennis game, so I spent extra time playing to figure it out. Still not winning though.

Puzzle Table Progress: Tom is building my puzzle table RIGHT NOW! I researched puzzle tables for a few months but our house is tiny and nothing seemed to really fit. Tom got plywood last night and cut it down twice for me to a decent size. I got the felt and the foam core for it last night too. He is busy adhering the foam core, stapling the felt and then he is going to brace it onto our smaller folding table. That way, we can remove the puzzle top and use the smaller table and when we use the puzzle table, it will not be too tippy.

You know how Ian is Wii-obsessed.....he gets it from me. Well, both of us. I love, love, love jigsaw puzzles. My grandmother always had a jigsaw puzzle going when I was a kid. I can sit for hours and work on a puzzle. I am really happy that Tom is taking his time-even when he started school today-to finish the table. He is a really good guy.

High school music update--quite a bunch! My second group of only four was semi-impressed with instruments. When I played "The Twist" on my iPod, they sprang to life....one girl who was crunched over in her wheelchair sat up tall and was moving so much. She kept grabbing me with very scratchy hands, trying to keep me dancing with her. Today, my first group was really excited to play instruments and actually told me, "It's drum time now!" "It's guitar time now!" I really have to step up the guitar playing and I have to get some good music for them to move and dance. One girl, who is the one who can recite lyrics to almost all the songs, actually shut down and refused to move once music was over. She was disappointed and didn't want us to stop.

I know I was worried about teaching this age group. But I think things fall into my lap for a reason.

I am definitely having a lot of fun.