October 2013

Less than one year later the Streett family is writing again.  While our year posted to DC wasn't a high choice (or medium…), it worked out in the end as a lot of our family has had the chance to see N start to grow up and turn into a little ball of energy.  In less than 4 months, we will leave for Honduras, where E will start her second tour in the Foreign Service.  Honduras was our first choice this second time around and we are very excited for our first overseas adventure as a family.  

E and S both started taking Spanish classes on July 1st, though S’s “FAST” class ended after 8 weeks.  E has about 6 weeks left until her final exam, where she needs to be deemed to have Minimum Professional Proficiency:

Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical, social, and professional topics

Able to read standard newspaper items addressed to the general reader, routine correspondence, reports, and technical materials in the individual's special field.

Think positive thoughts as the test is notoriously difficult!  I, E, enjoy my days but with a current section of only 2 students I come home exhausted.  We have finished the textbook and my professor asked if she thought I would get bored with just speaking practice (=talking about anything under the sun!).  Clearly, she doesn't know me very well as I love to talk!  

Back to the family, N spends his days running around making messes while waiting for someone to talk him to the park or on a stroll in his tricycle.  He loves to go out and have a good time.  S is exhausted at the end of each day of chasing him around.  True to form, his least favorite part of the day is still when he has to go to sleep.  He is a great little eater!  S and E are always amazed how much he packs in at every meal.  E has been spoiling him with bites of her TJs peppermint patties and dark chocolate peanut butter cups.  Looks like N inherited a sweet tooth.  

On that note, we've noticed a few things N has in common with relatives:  (some are funny and others are serious, please take all with a grain of salt and add any you think!)  

Sweet tooth = all except S

Appetite & Likes to Read = Paternal Grandpa

Sociability = Paternal Grandma

Height & Shoe Size = My sister

Hoarding = Dad (S added he is handsome like his daddy too!)

Generosity (N loves to feed people) & Likes to talk on phone = Nana

Hair Color = S’s sister

Extroverted-ness and most everything else = Mom

Dance Skills = UNKNOWN

Our to do list is SO LONG and some of the things we don’t even know where to start!  Oh well, good thing E likes to plan and S handles any problems that pop up...