Archive for December 2005 | Monthly archive page
Our family took our train trip to Northern Cali yesterday. Unlike what John B said, the train did not dump us out in the middle of nowhere or derail anywhere along the way. The view along the coast was absolutely stunning. I highly recommend it. I listened to Stephen Ambrose’s Nothing Like it in the [...]
When C was little he often talked about setting New Year’s “revolutions.” At the time it was so cute, yet it always gave me pause. Do we really think that we can change our lives in some dramatic way merely because it is the beginning of a new calendar year? For the past 3 years [...]
Christmas was wonderful this year. As always, Mom outdid herself with the food, the gifts, and the holiday decor. We ate gourmet Italian food for Xmas Eve dinner, unwrapped gifts for 4 hours(!), and enjoyed many hours of family togetherness afterwards. Perhaps the highlight of the day (both literally and figuratively) was the diet coke/mentos [...]
Last weekend we watched The Chronicles of Narnia. Added to the special thrill of seeing the movie as a family, was that we watched it with C’s whole school class and their families (7 of C’s classmates have sibs in E’s class–most of them girls). So though all the Remys were in the same theater, [...]
Last night, as a Christmas present, John took me to see men in tights. Um,… I mean The Nutcracker. The last time John and I watched ballet was a bit of a disaster, so he wanted to make it up to me. Very thoughtful of him! :) The show was preceded by dinner in a [...]
Everywhere I’ve gone in the last few days I’ve gotten the same question from people: “Are you ready for Christmas?” The first time I got this question (about 3 weeks ago) I was at the doctor’s office and I was still in the throes of classes. I think I shocked the receptionist when I answered, [...]
E is standing over my shoulder goading me. “You need to update your blog, MOM!” The kids have started reading what I write here. Just two nights ago C was sitting at the Mac, doubled over in laughter. “What’s so funny?,” I asked. “Maybe they tasted almost the same going down as coming back up?” [...]
My new fav quote:“The Greeks…bequeathed to us one of the most beautiful words in our language–the word ‘enthusiasm’–en theos–a god within. The grandeur of human actions is measured by the inspiration from which they spring. Happy is he who bears a god within, and who obeys it.” -Louis Pasteur
Almost every day I take a nap. I started napping during my college days (the first time around), and I’ve been unable to break the habit since then. When my kids were little I would take _really_ short 10 minute naps. I would pile up their favorite toys in a kid-friendly, non-choking hazard corner the [...]
Yesterday I went to GameBoy’s parent-teacher conference. At his teacher’s request, GB accompanied me to the appointment. What followed was 20 minutes of praise for my super-amazing son. GB truly is a wonderful human being. He’s humble, generous, thoughtful, smart, and full of delight. GameBoy never does anything halfway. He acts with his whole heart, [...]
We put up the tree this week. I was really sick, so I sat in the chair and gave the kids directions on how to set everything up. As you can see, they did a really good job. :)
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