Thursday is library day, because it is the one regular activity Saoirse, as second child, has been given consistent access to and is hers alone. The “preschool leaps” program is designed for children ages 3-5 and at nearly 3, Sooshi seems to have aged out already. She flops down obstinately and rolls her eyes whenever group participation is required. She would never been seen in public hokeying or pokeying. Today, for the first time, she just up and left the group, wandered over to the early readers stacks, chose a book and went to sit next to Alden to “read.” Not a joiner, maybe. But, the girl can knead some dough. At least she knows what she likes.

Before we left for the library, we made a quick sponge and then dough from our Waldorf Essentials recipe booklet. We used the Kindergarten Classroom Bread, which took way more flour and yeast (2 TBS!) than any bread I have made so far, but it was oh so easy and really pretty delicious. Best of all, of course, the kids had fun making a super peachy* sun with a raisin face. We shaped and baked when we were back home and our sun bread was ready just in time for afternoon snack.

We are still working on our schedule (or rhythm, as they say in Waldorf circles) because I have been slow to process anything other than when they are generally hungry (first thing in the morning, 11:30, 2 and 6, if you care to compare notes.) Adding illnesses, car trouble and snow days has complicated things, but I sense a few more patterns emerging. Of course, once it’s written in stone, they will unleash unseen glacial force to change it, as is their way. And I will try to roll with it, as is mine.

*”Peachy” is the kids’ derogatory term for anything excessively cute. Especially things with overly large eyes, or ultra-anthropomorphized objects. Alden in particular is often disturbed by “peachiness” while Saoirse mostly just thinks it’s funny. She has a soft spot for big eyed things, so I suspect she is just playing along with the peachy game.