Good morning all from Glasgow. We have snow again! For once I'm glad I'm incarcerated. ?
Well done Mick, I really enjoy footering on my PC. My new task is to work out how to split the screen on my tablet on Zoom to show DGD's lessons on one side and my stern teaching personna on the other. Its a challenge. Any suggestions in that book of yours, Mick? ?
Yesterday was a really busy one. I did an hour's teaching with DGD, all she wanted to do was chat to her papa. I had to put on my stern teacher voice and tell her we had to have one of serious chats, that this was school time. Inside I was giggling away.?
I had to be really inventive. My plan was to reinforce her number and language work every day, especially her phonics, so I enlisted the help of papa to hold my tablet in front of my PC, so that wee Dollie (my nickname for her) could see the action videos for her phonics. DH thought I was mad, singing along, whilst doing the actions and observing my star and only pupil.
Dh who like his DGD has the concentration of a gnat, lasted only 5 minutes before he wanted a coffee.
He certainly will never get a reference from me for a job as a teaching assistant! ?
In his defense, he told me he had a different skill set from me, his was spoiling and entertaining her.
Since my son estranged himself from us all, my DH has missed his wee pal so badly. He was overwhelmed at seeing her yesterday. When she whispered to him, she wanted to tell him a secret, which was she loved him, I thought he would burst into tears.
It lasted only an hour, but it left me exhausted. My other children are worried I am overdoing things, but I enjoyed the interaction and stimulation. It's a lonely business, shielding.
I also received a couple of phone calls, one from an old lady of eighty, who had been in hospital with Covid and then cancer surgery a few months later.
She stills works cleaning our church. What an amazing lady, she has so much spirit and energy.
She had phoned because a mutal friend, old Irish priest has only days to live. He was quite scary, but underneath was such a kind and perceptive man.
We used to go down the Clyde coat to visit him in his care home. The highlight of the visit was the stunning views on the drive down and the afternoon cake and coffee in the wee tea shop opposite the Rothesay ferry terminal. So much has changed in a year. ?
My future DIL jokingly messaged to ask if I was teaching in my work clothes, complete with matching shoes and jewellery.
Of course I wasn't, lockdown and lack of serious exercise has put paid to that!!!
As my old mum would say, I will love you and leave you all. Take care.