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Oh, the Olympics. How we love them. Especially the Winter Olympics. There’s Snowman Building. Bobsledding. And Hot Chocolate Consuming. What??!!?? Those categories don’t exist in the Winter Olympics?? Really?? They did in ours.
posted in: Family, Things We Do, Things We Love
As we move through Track Break, there are many creative opportunities. We have a gazillion art supplies but I have to admit that some of my favorite moments are when I see them huddled over a notebook with a pen in hand, writing something that’s oh-so-very-important. So here’s a sampling of Kata’s latest musings in […]
posted in: Balance, Creative Outbursts, Family, Things We Love
We’re half way through our Off Track break and I’m here to report that, I think we’ve hit the Official Stage of Oh, Not Another Day of Park Play Wall. Trust me, there are still activities abound. Alex has scouts and has actually achieved the first rank, of…that’s right…Scout. Yes, they crossover and then achieve […]
posted in: Family, Milestones, Things We Love
I wanted to do one post for January, because our December was So Chock Full O’ Stuff. And what better post than to focus on the one thing I despise about January. I’m sure you can guess. It’s true, I hate the snow, the ice, the tediousness of school starting and then stopping so we […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, Things We Love
Our New Year’s Eve Baby turned SEVEN. We can’t believe it either. Seven years of having our intelligent, book loving, ballerina around. She loved her nano from all three of her grandparents. And the Coraline doll, lunchbox and shirt from the rest of us. After the lunch of her choice, Port Of Subs, we stopped […]
posted in: Family, Milestones, People We Love
Christmas Morning. Kata was the first one up and she’s usually our last to rise. She was quickly followed by Alex. Note the blue light coming through the windows. That’s called “dawn”. I’m usually not familiar with its lovely colorful tones because I don’t greet it. The kids were told they couldn’t “touch anything”. I’m […]
posted in: Family, Holidays
Oh, it’s Christmas Pageant Time. Our fifth one and hey, my second one as eh gads, (informal) Director. There’s truly not too much to direct when you have talent like this at your fingertips. Note the expressions, yeah, method acting for sure. Kata and Bella are on the far left (above picture). But, look at […]