Music lessons

Michael and Jack's Suzuki piano & violin lessons have been going well,

although Jack only works on posture now.

It's awfully cute to watch him bow before beginning his lesson. It's too soon to even think about martial arts, like Taekwondo (M & J are in gymnastics), but these East Asian disciplinary rituals are attractive to many children and parents, as a remaining vestige of respect, duty, & ritual in contemporary society.

Besides music, the day is rounded out by Tiger Scouts, art and French classes, outdoor playgroups. Homeschool mornings tend to be pretty intense and very indoors; afternoons are "out" in the world. Also, seems that more resources are spent in private lessons out here, at least in contrast to people we know in Tacoma, whose children, if homeschooled, spent the afternoons simply playing together, I think. More like what I did after coming home at 3pm; killing time 'til supper.