Also, I couldn't stand not having a camera anymore, so I went and bought a new one. It takes pretty good videos, too! Here's one I shot during my phonics class. Guess which one is CRAZY DAPHNE.
If that doesn't work, here's the youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwoECQwdhqg
The girl on the far right is Yannie, like the piano guy (Mom, I know you know what I'm talking about). There's only one boy in that class, and his name is Shuma (NOT Shamu, though I'm always tempted to call him that). He's from Japan. I think he's adorable, and he reminds me of Sosuke from Ponyo (see above). They even have the same haircut!!
The girl to the left of Shuma is named Calbee, after the brand of potato chips and snacks in Hong Kong. I kid you not. It'd be like naming your kid "Fritos" in the US, but here it's totally acceptable.
And finally, we have Daphne. She has trouble staying in her seat. Yesterday she started kicking the wall and doing ballet moves. I had to institute a special rule in the class, just for her, which I wrote on the board every day before she came in: "NO screaming, please!" Now it's her mantra; she repeats it in a hushed voice when the others get excited: "No skweeming, pweez." Then she runs out of the room and I have to pull her from her nanny's arms in the waiting room.
The girl to the left of Shuma is named Calbee, after the brand of potato chips and snacks in Hong Kong. I kid you not. It'd be like naming your kid "Fritos" in the US, but here it's totally acceptable.
And finally, we have Daphne. She has trouble staying in her seat. Yesterday she started kicking the wall and doing ballet moves. I had to institute a special rule in the class, just for her, which I wrote on the board every day before she came in: "NO screaming, please!" Now it's her mantra; she repeats it in a hushed voice when the others get excited: "No skweeming, pweez." Then she runs out of the room and I have to pull her from her nanny's arms in the waiting room.
