It's beginning to look a lot like... well, like this is going to be the last day of school, this year. We're closed for two weeks, starting Monday, December 22, and were expecting to have our pre-Holiday party tomorrow, but the weather reports are starting to look ominous. And so we're having our second day of spontaneous low-key celebration, just in case we don't see each other tomorrow.

We're celebrating all the winter holidays, but we're also celebrating news, this morning, that we're going to be able to stay at the church for the rest of the school year! We're very grateful to everyone who's making this possible.

It's been a good week. On Tuesday, Liliana led the (No) Free Lunch discussion, talking about water, about the water cycle and the "virtual water" that is used in the production of all the products we use. Yesterday the gymnastics class took a jog to the tank park, and the rest of us meandered over there at our own pace, admiring the magic that the recent snow, ice and rain had wrought. The lacy effects of the gentle rain falling on top of the new snow were really lovely, and we explored all the places fairies might be hiding. When we all got back to the school, we celebrated with hot cocoa. This morning we spent some time working out conflicts over the use of the gymnastics equipment. We also spent quite a bit of time setting up our new blogs. Lucy and I put together a map of the school, and Lucy created a great map legend.

I'm looking forward to vacation, but I'm going to miss all the adventures we could be having at school. Happy Holidays, everybody!