Tonight Edzea and I went to a painting workshop for a Degas inspired Ballerina painting. She did the whole thing herself. I just talked her through the drawing a little at the start. Otherwise, it was all her. She had a great time and wants to do the life-size portrait class next and then there is a parliament buildings workshop again that she wants to do.

I’m starting a class at the Ottawa school of art tomorrow afternoon. 8 or 9 Sunday afternoons. I can’t wait! The instructor looks fantastic and I had to go into the vaults of my art supplies to get all of my stuff ready for class tomorrow. I’m going to be rusty but I’m looking forward to it. Thanks to Tim for letting me have the time to myself!

Also, we have provided Edzea with a light in her bed for reading at night. She wanted some time to “read” in her bed so we have provided her the opportunity. She asked me if she could read me a book tonight in addition to the one I was reading her. I said, sure. So the book was called “Is the spaghetti ready?” She said she thought the title was ” Is the restaurant ready?-so that is the only correction I gave her. She read the whole thing to me and then Tim. It had tons of words she didn’t know and I didn’t know that she could read. She said that she worked hard on figuring it out and that she just thought about how Mommy and Daddy would do it and then she did it. So this is ALL good!!!! We are excited about her continuing to read for pleasure…it’s definitely our pleasure too!