More random nothingness

I'm shamelessly springboarding off Darcy's post...or should I say, I was inspired by her post to share our spring craziness?

Let's see. Jordan's still in classes for another month, but starting to gear up to register for his fall classes. But I'll let him fill you all in on how and what he's doing.

Jake is doing swimming lessons and has also started judo. It's twice a week and I think it's going to be a good thing for him. I've always wanted him to learn judo and luckily our local YMCA teaches it for a ridiculously low price. The class is certainly more loosey-goosey and disorganized than a private studio, but we're in no hurry and I still think it will be good for him. It's going to progress pretty slowly. There are 3 degrees of white belt before even getting a yellow belt and the 1st degree white belt requirements are no walk in the park. As for swimming, I think we'll continue the swimming lessons until he's totally deep end safe, which he's just not yet. I guess he didn't get the Counsell fishy gene and learning to swim has not come naturally to him. But we'll stick at it until he's there.

Mark has joined the adult judo class, and is pretty excited to be doing an organized athletic activity for the first time in a while, since he usually is running or lifting by himself. Since he's already so strong and fit, he'll be able to move through pretty quickly. He can already do several of the skills that most people have to work at to get, like being able to handstand into rolls, and the sensei has already had to ask him to please just gently practice the moves in class so he doesn't actually break anyone's bones. Flexibilty is his weakest point, not a big surprise for most muscular guys. But let me tell you there are a ZILLION moves to memorize for judo. There are adult brothers who have been in the class since they were 5 and they are still only brown belts!

I am winding down my academic year. Woohoo! It's been the most stressful semester I've had, I think, since first starting. With 3 senior recitalists and being on 2 other seniors' committees it's been a lot of extra work and worry. All of my recitalists have been giving me heart attacks with their flakiness and procrastination. The recitals all take place in the next 10 days. Then I have a studio recital for my private and elementary students, for which I have no accompanist as the original one backed out and I haven't been able to find a replacment yet. And it's in 2 weeks!! Ahhhh!!!

I pulled out of the planned book project for this summer because I just can't maintain this level of stress and I haven't had a relaxing summer for 2 yrs now. I'm actually looking forward to summer now and it feels wonderful.

Darcy...are your toes warm yet? And let me know how the stopwatching goes, ;)