It has been another special day

I had the gentlest morning of all for a long time...
The house was empty. I mean empty and quiet and it was late. I slept in and everyone was away.
It was wonderful, something that has not happened to me for a long time. It took me almost an hour just to get out of bed.
I warmed up some milk for Moses but when I searched his hideout, the pile of dolls and fluffs and raggedy rugs I realised that even he was gone. It came to me that of course everyone is gone because today was Lili's official or 'real' birthday and at her day care there was somewhat of a celebration and pink ice cream for everyone. We brought in 30 for the 21 kids and few more members of staff, Tobi, Moses, Molly and a few others jumped on the pray I guess. Although I heard that they rather spent most of the day outside looking in the window only going in when the ice cream came for they had no desire getting into a room with 20 odd screaming and running around children. I don't blame them. Been there, done that.


In the afternoon I went to Rauni's class, Philosophy and Ethics. She once again wasn't the teacher for the occasion but some of jen's classmates. It was a fairly interesting presentation but when the girls started talking about the need for some centralized monitoring and evaluating of teachers' performance in delivering Human Rights Education as part of the curriculum I started twitching for they freaked me out a bit. No, actually quite a lot, but I managed to moderate myself thinking of Tobi and the Accident and Emergency.
(this is referring back to my first time visiting Rauni's class which was i think around 3 weeks ago on a Tuesday or Wednesday)

So Lili is officially four now. It doesn't make any difference though; for months I have been treating her like one would treat a 4 years old person. She defies me though, this evening she has been experimenting with building a lego car that on its box has the recommendation for older than fives. Tobi was in tears with pride for this young person, I was mostly biting my tongue trying to exercise patience.

And I have been getting some comments on Road Crossing, especially. It was a good read... Nothing like in Oulu, I suppose I take your point, it is rather easy to make a revolution here, after all, one needs only to step on the road, all alone, and all cars and vehicles in a 350m radius will instantly stop, drivers jump out and run with fear 'cause a pedestrian defied the rules. I don't promise I will work on the revolution in places where this would be deadly (for any of us). There I will find other ways - without getting killed - promoting common sense. I promise!