Aikido and stuff :)

Aikido went very, very well this morning. The class has a great mix of ages; from 5-14, with a large chunk of 7 and 10 year olds. There is a nice playroom with toys and games at the back of the dojo, with a glass door so that the parents and younger sibs could watch the workout, so G, A, and I got an unexpected and much enjoyed playgroup visit of our own.

And what a workout! The class is an hour long, and they definitely spend a large part of it moving. K was totally smitten. He had the same post class glow that he gets from ice skating. And that boy can ROLL! I was worried that his incessant need to talk and ask questions would pose a problem, but the instructor was commanding enough (in a positive way) that K only asked a question once out of turn, and wasn't the least bit offended to be told that it wasn't a time for questions. He's terrificly excited to be ordering his first gi.

We're still waiting to hear whether or not his registration for the Friday Enrichment classes (offered through the homeschool group) has gone through. He is registering for the hour long Thinking and Strategy Games class for ages 8 and up, and an hour long public speaking class for 5-7 year olds. If it works out, we'll have scheduled activities for 4 of our 5 "school" days. Eek!

I had my informational meeting for the ESL certificate last night. It looks like I will be able to get three of the day long classes knocked out this term, and one more in the spring. Hopefully, during the summer intensive, I'll be able to do 3-4 classes, and then finish up the remaining 3-4 classes the following fall/winter. Yay!