Sunday, July 18, 2021

Nolen is 3

The youngest family member turned 3 on the 13/July – which also means the end of the maternity leave and that I’m on the DEXON staff again from 14/July, administratively. In fact, I start with my paid holidays. We are fully ready for the nursery ages.

There was a solid celebration on the day with grandparents and unfortunately with missing members. Dominik spent his holiday with his friend at Lake Balaton, my sister’s family was also at Lake Balaton and beyond doubt, grandpa Gabi was the most depressed not being able to present himself on his granchild’s third b-day. He broke his heel-bone and needed to be operated.

Let’s see what kind of child is Nolen at the age of 3. I can bravely declare that he is still high above his age mentally – comparing the ones in the same age or something elder. He is full of beans, always on the move and is always on the right spot where something happens. He doesn’t want to miss any important or less important moment. He constantly has a pair of wide open ears and seriously listens to all the conversations between adults and often asks the question „what is actually happenning” or „what eventually happened”? This makes his father mad. Nolen’s body structure is absolutely well-proportioned and shapeful. He started speak already at the age of 1.5 and told long multiple complex words and by now, he has a rich vocabulary that often makes several people amazed. He memorizes and use the right word in the right situation. As he started to speak very early very clearly, or for other reason, who knows, there is a break in the development of speaking. Most of the times he wants to express himself very quickly and therefore he stutters and repeats the first syllable several times. This also makes his father crazy.
 
Threatening is not his cup of coffee. In case we say something as a penalty eg. „I hit your tushy” so that we dissuade him from some monkey-trick or mischief, he immediately replies „NOW!”. What I do not support at all is the sleeping between us. He does. His father likes it. I don’t. His choice, their choice. This is not according to my principles. His favourite number might be Nr 5. He uses it in each situation. We explain how many years old he is in vain. He shows three with his fingers but always says five and smiles. „How many pieces did you eat from the biscuits?” „Five.” „How much money should we bring for shopping?” „Five.” etc… Althuogh, he can count from 1 to 10 without any mistakes. He waves to each and every motorcyclist on the road, either standing or speeding.

Monday, July 05, 2021

One third of summer (JUN/2021)

The last summer came when I have unlimited time with the guys. No school, no work. Originally, I'm supposed to go back to my workplace on the 14th July, as soon as Nolen turns 3. To tell you the truth, no part of my body feels like returning during summer. I agreed with my boss to go to the office on those summer days when my colleague is on holiday and otherwise I take all my free days I entitled to, and will be back once the adaption period is over in the nursery. In addition, the marketing personnel was quitted, so the transferring and taking over the knowledge was already succesfully completed online, right after my final exam. 
 

 

Regarding the university, I have my degree certificate in hand, certifying that I having completed an approved master's degree programme and fulfilled the academic requirements of the Edutus University and was duly admitted to the degree of Master of Science in Marketing and have qualified as an Economist in Marketing. Overall classification of the qualification: excellent. I'm proud to complete each of the 4 semesters summa cum laude. What I want to always remember out of the big day: after my presentation, degree defense and answer of the thesis dragged out, I was said that I know everything and then the teacher whispered to the prorector sitting next to him "What a feeling if your student knows the curriculum you teached her!" whereupon the upcoming examinee "What a feeling to follow her!..."

So it was another memorable successful day of my life. So much time and energy were invested into this school. I took it seriously, like everything. My teachers and my classmates both encourage me to start further education, to doctorate. But I don't feel like loosing neither my sense of reality nor want to be elitist. Not even a minute. I orientate myself in another way. 

What also in June happened: father's day spent at Lake Velence (of which fish stock was decimated due to the extremely sudden warm up of the water), the very first and not the last garage sale (decided to utilize the purchasing power of the anyway unpleasant crowd parking in our street, attracted by the flea market next to us), a 60th birthday celebration, getting a box of surprise (due to my performance at the conference of Council of Student Research Societies), a dress show organized and invited by one of my girlfriend (known from an Italian holiday) and the usual sister-kids country holiday at my godparents' place. Memorable funful days we spent there and there are always a couple of things left we definitely want to do next year.