Week 1
The son's classmates come round
Family Season
Our table. Our door. Our guests.
1. Theme of the month
January
Month of Guests
How it went
Who do we want to see again?
— Seven classmates came, ate everything in half an hour and played forfeits. — At grandma's the albums came out, and Grisha saw grandpa young for the first time.
2. Weeks of the month4 weeks – opening the door four times
Week 2
Off to grandma and grandpa, long overdue
Week 3
Rounding up the coursemates we lost
Week 4
Getting to know the neighbours
Our goal for the month
Open the door four times: the children, the family, old friends, the neighbours.
3. Personal storylinesOur own goals and how they are going
Dad
Project:Finding coursemates
Writing to people I have not spoken to in ten years
Progress
My goal this month:Five of them at one table
Mom
Project:Baking for neighbours
Knocking with a pie, not with a conversation
Progress
My goal this month:Meet three flats on our landing
Grisha
Project:Planning the games
Working out what to play when they come
Progress
My goal this month:Nobody sitting on their phone
4. How our family felt
- Good
- Okay
- Bad
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Ideas for next month