As with everything, our kids are adjusting and adapting at a rate much faster than their parents. Jade, the youngest, is already completely transformed into a boat kid. By the end of the summer she may not even remember life on land. Like languages, life is absorbed at a fast pace at this age. Like all things, this has its pros and its cons. I'll leave you to judge the merits of the following, while I lay out some things my five year old can and cannot do.
1. My five year old does not know her left from her right.
2. My five year old can identify port from starboard.
3. She cannot keep track of her shoes.
4. She can grab a dock from a fast approaching dinghy and tie a cleat in 10 seconds.
5. She can drive that dinghy.
6. She can no longer be trusted to buckle herself into a booster seat.
7. She knows when and how to put on her harness and tether herself to the jack line.
8. She cannot read.
9. She can use a VHF radio to call her friends.
10. She cannot keep sand out of her bed.
2 comments:
What fun! Greetings, Bennett-Bevacqua family, from your old teacher Emily Sparks (and Mira, too)! I've enjoyed checking the blog this summer and reading everyone's posts. Stella, keep up the descriptive writing! Is anyone inspired to do any fiction writing at sea? I'd love to know!
Teachers are heading back to TPS tomorrow for a week of inservice before welcoming students the following Tuesday. I'll miss seeing all your bright sunny faces around school! Big hugs!
Just found you blog. I hope you and your family are have the time of your life and making memories that last forever. All your friends in Philadelphia miss you. the fall soccer season will start soon and you and your daughters will be missed this season. keep them practicing and splash around in that beautiful blue ocean for us all here. Spinnaker rides for everyone each day is very important. good luck on your trip from the Isaacson family to your family.
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