Nikolas's first pay

Nikolas got his first job and first pay: he gets a quarter every time he cleans up the toys in the living room. He's been doing such a great job! This week he'll get a new toy from hard-earned money. Just until a couple of months ago when I began asking him to clean up the room, he would ask me to help him. I'd end up putting away much more than him--he'd try, but he'd get distracted by toys and start playing, or he'd put a few things away and ask, 'Mama, je li volis sad?' (Mom, do you like it now?), even though there were a ton of toys right in front of him still. Now, every toys gets put away and the living room looks completely neat! Great job, Nikolas!

Nikolas has been enrolled in soccer at YMCA. He hasn't played a single game though... he doesn't like the idea of a team and a coach other than his dad. On the way to the practice he regularly complains that he is tired and/or hungry no matter how much he napped and ate before. I'd even pack bread with his favorite chocolate hazelnut spread that works like a charm in improving his mood and concentration during piano lessons; however, it produces zero effect at soccer.

Nikolas continues to hone his lawyer-like skills. He would propose what he would like to do and finish the sentence with jasno? or dogovoreno? (understood? or agreed?).

On a different subject, he just got conjunctivitis for the second time in one month. He got horrible bags under his eyes both times, really scary looking...