Family
Family Quote Book
Some of you know that I have always loved keeping a ‘Quote Book’ of various foibles and hilarious things said by yours truly and those nearby. I think truth really is stranger than fiction, and that laughter really is good Read more…
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Debut album, track one
//www.youtube.com/get_playerIn response to her last video, her uncle commented that we need to give her an instrument. As if we hadn’t, bro. 🙂 So here is living proof, with the alligator xylophone/piano pull-toy. Which she normally just plays like a Read more…
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Anna song… for Great-Grandma
Anna’s song This isn’t the song I would’ve picked, but it’s Anna’s favorite song of the week. (There’s a glimpse of the boys’ school desks in the background.) We love you Great Grandma!
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Back to School
We actually started September 8, when these were taken. Anna was running errands with Dad so school would start ‘on the right foot’,so she missed picture day, but she’ll get her turn soon enough. By traditional measurements James is in Read more…
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My Reader
Yesterday I found James (Gr. 1, age 6) reading to himself 'The Bookof Virtues' (short classic stories intended to read aloud tochildren… the book is 2″ thick!) He devours books. He hasn't quiteresorted to reading the dictionary (go Aidan!), but Read more…
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Brooke et al.
Last week we sent off (in Anna’s words) Brooke, baby Chad, Brooke’s Mommy and Brooke’s Daddy for their furlough in the US. She will really miss her little friend. Anna really has no concept of saying goodbye for months on Read more…
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The Everyday
[After malaria and the flu, we are finally on our feet again getting ready for school (we’ll start Labor Day Lordwilling) and easing back into the ‘everyday’ things, like this blog entry that I drafted 2 weeks ago…] Sometimes I Read more…
