It's been a long while since the last post; we're now 4 months back and very much readjusted to life here in the USA. A quick rundown:
Xandie~ is 13 now and doing really well in her first semester as a Claremont High freshman. Subjects include honors English & bio, German 1, PE, Journalism and Algebra 2. Art lessons, orchestra, horseback riding and community service round out the extracurricular activities. She loves reading, Manga and crime shows.
Geoff~ was
back to work before any of us and is busily heading the Harvey Mudd CS clinic teams (student research projects), traveling to conferences and site visits, and professing. He continues to spend lots of $ on camera lenses to support his photography addiction. (He actually managed to take some photos of Portugal when there for a conference last month.)
playing with the CCSM recorders for Zip Code Day 9/17/11
Pat~ has been very overwhelmed trying to remember how I did everything before we went away on sabbatical. It's gradually coming back and the responsibility of running a district-wide elementary string program is almost under control. I've also switched orchestras and now play with the Claremont Symphony Orchestra since the previous one, Claremont Concert Orchestra, began rehearsing twice a week. I'm slowly building up my cello students again and have been playing with local music groups that are in need of a sometimes ditzy cellist.
