Hey Utah, its not snowing in Auckland and the water is warm enough for a quick 2km swim after walking Isaac to the bus stop. Jenn and Nikolas are on a school field trip to Goat Island for snorkeling. The curriculum here just rocks. And even better, the principal sent home a letter discussing the pros and cons of homework and said it is not compulsory, especially if it results in kid / family stress that is counterproductive to learning. Meanwhile Nik's peers at Edith Bowen Lab School are learning about Father Escalante and Utah history...and he's off blowing bubbles and looking at fish :)

P.S. Nik does read about 50 pages of Harry Potter / night, composes stories, and plays math games. I'm OK with schoolwork staying at school.