Isaiah

Rides his bike to school alone
Reads and writes in Spanish
Asks me if I'm okay
Tells us he loves us
Gives hugs
Wants to snuggle in the morning
Tells me his dreams
Takes care of his brother
Sleeps in the tree house alone
Is into playing card games
Loves his new soccer ball
Wants to be read to (chapter books)
Is fiercely independent
Is fiercely persistent
Tries to be responsible


......went with me to Chiaucingo last Wednesday and played with Micah while I was in a meeting at the Preschool. They were playing in the playground with some other kids. For some reason, Isaiah decided to "pass" a brick through the fence. It happened to fall on the windshield of a truck and broke the windshield. Sigh. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The owner was very kind. Said he has kids and things like this happen. He and Martin went to Tlapa (1 1/2 hrs away to get the windshield fixed.)
$1,000 pesos later the owner is satisfied with his new windshield. We worked out a plan for Isaiah to "earn" the money to pay for his action. And there continues to be lots of talking about our choices and consequences.