Happy New Year’s Eve! I’d like to share some comprehensive reflections on 2009, but that would take brain power, and I don’t feel like it. I’m on vacation after all! I feel slothful. Just like my friend sloth from the Dallas Aquarium. So instead of looking back at 2009, let’s just look back at some [...]
Bryan and I are back in College Station tonight after spending a few days up in Dallas without our kiddos. On Monday, Bryan and I drove up to Dallas (it’s about 3 hours) so we could beat the snow/ice/muck that was predicted for Tuesday. We spent the afternoon wandering around the Galleria…a fancy schmancy super-mall [...]
Bryan and I had a few gifts we were planning on giving the kids before we left. But we kept forgetting to set it up. Finally on December 21, we decided to have a little Christmas in Madison. Granny and Grandad had sent Sylvia a beautiful high chair and some great wooden blocks for Andrew. [...]
A week ago, Andrew and Sylvia sat down to paint some clay items they’d made. The phone rang just after we started. When I looked back at Sylvia, I found that she’d gotten creative with her choice of canvases. I couldn’t decide if I should stop her or just let her keep going. It’s all [...]
On Christmas morning, the kids waited until almost 7am to wake up. They were excited, but not over-the-top. Gleeful:) When Andrew came out to the living room, he jumped up on the fire place and was so amazed to see that the stockings had been filled overnight. And Someone had eaten the cookies, leaving only [...]
On Christmas Eve, Bryan’s parents (or some mysterious gift giver) give everyone Christmas pjs. It’s such fun to anticipate what they’ll be! More pics are available in the photo gallery. Here’s Sylvia opening up her box of pjs. Andrew looks at some photos that Granny was taking of him in his new jams. The kids [...]
I took a couple days away from my laptop, and it felt really nice. We’re here in Texas, and we’re having just a lovely time. We flew in on Wednesday, and the kids were ever so excited to see Granny and Grandad and their Aunt Melanie. I’ve uploaded photos from our Christmas eve and our [...]
Bright and warm Christmas wishes to all my friends and family near and far! I’m attaching here the photos from my Christmas card and our 2009 Christmas letter. I hope your holiday is safe and joyful and filled with the people you love. December 2009 Dear Friends and Family, It’s been a full year here [...]
That’s right folks, this is my 901st blog post. I’ve been at it since May ’05. I post sometimes daily, sometimes weekly, sometimes hourly:) Four-and-a-half years. I should hit the big 1,000 sometime in 2010! I wrote my first post on Friday, May 20, 2005. One month before little Andrew was born. A few days [...]
Today was Andrew’s last day of preschool for the year. It really snuck up on me! In fact, as I was getting him ready to go this morning, I realized that we had no holiday gift for his teacher, and I had a moment of panic. I envision myself as a mom who comes to [...]
