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Monthly Archives: December 2006

Christmas Morn

25 Dec

Here is how the morning went…

It started at about 6:45a.m. with Noah and the Christmas Train.
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Elijah and Zeke joined him at about 7:00a.m.
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Grammie Potter gave the boys this nativity set.
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Opened the stockings at about 8 a.m.
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Zeke taught Noah the leg tunnel for the train.
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After reading the Christmas story by each one taking a turn (Janet read for Noah and Zeke repeated after me) and then lighting a candle and sharing that light with the next reader, we had breakfast. Then it was time for the presents. (Speaking of reading, our family did the last advent reading during the Christmas Eve service last night and Elijah did a great job reading a portion of Isaiah 60.) Here is a sampling of all the wonderful gifts.
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Grammie opened her stocking in the early afternoon but I still just had to include this picture.
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 Happy Christmas to all and to all a good day!

 
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Posted by on December 25, 2006 in family

 

Christmas Eve

25 Dec

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Posted by on December 25, 2006 in family

 

Maestro Zeke

22 Dec

Janet, Mina, Noah, and I had the privilege of watching Zeke perform at his preschool today. The program was filled with lots of children’s songs and carols. Happy Birthday to Jesus, Little Miss Muffett (starring Zeke as the spider), and the March from the Nutcracker were the highlights. Here is the March. It rocked!

 
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Posted by on December 22, 2006 in music, zeke

 

Finally!

22 Dec

100_1966 (Custom).jpgJanet’s Mum took the plunge yesterday and cut Noah’s hair. After a few touch-ups this morning by Janet, the haircut was complete. Thank you all for your participation in this very important decision in our son’s life. I pray you made the right one. Click here to see a photo set of the event.

 
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Posted by on December 22, 2006 in noah

 

In The Bleak Mid-Winter

21 Dec

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 Yesterday I was fretting over the Christmas Eve service, wanting it to be something special for the people who would be attending. So my brother, Jon, said that if I want “special” than In The Bleak Mid-Winter was my ticket to ride. I trust my big brother. So Janet heard it, loved it and is singing it for the Christmas Eve service. Click the album cover to see Sarah McLachlan sing this song.

 
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Posted by on December 21, 2006 in music, video

 

It Was Worth Every Minute!

20 Dec

People often tell me that Elijah talks differently than other children his age.  “How do you mean?”  I ask.  “He sounds kind of old fashioned or something,” is a common responce I get.  (I think this is partly due to his Canadian accent)

Elijah woke up this morning, and just had to go look at the gingerbread house.  “That’s the best gingerbread house.”  he declared.  Just a few minutes later, he told us, “I love that gingerbread house.  I just have to go and take another look at it!” 

Oh Elijah, you are precious!  And that makes all my hard work yesterday worth it!

 
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Posted by on December 20, 2006 in elijah

 

Post #500!

19 Dec

Our 500th post!  (I know this only because I happened to save this post without a title, and so it was labled “Post #500″.)  Wow!

Anyway, you’re looking at photos of a gingerbread house that literally took us – well, mostly me - all day to make.  “All day?” you ask.  Yes, all day.  It started this morning when I went out looking for plain, old-fashioned gumdrops.  Nowhere to be found.  I finally found some “gourmet” gumdrops at a fancy store, for an outrageous price, but…well…you need gumdrops on a gingerbread house, don’t you think?  And besides, we only make one once a year. 

And then, after a long afternoon of measuring, cutting and baking…and then more measuring, cutting and baking, the house was finally assembled and ready for the fun part – decorating!  Of course, Elijah and Zeke pitched in to help with that… 

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Almost done…

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Ta da!  If you look closely you’ll see three adult gingerbread men (me, Dave and my mom) and the three kids.  Cute!

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Next year, I think I’ll just buy one of those kits…although, our house does smell like yummy gingerbread now!

 

 
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Posted by on December 19, 2006 in family

 

Swoosh!

16 Dec

Sweeeet!  Here is the last shot of the basketball season…sunk by none other than our very own Elijah!  Way to go, Elijah!

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Here he is making another shot earlier in the game…such concentration! 

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And here is Zeke.  He did awesome.  For some reason, the YMCA put him on Elijah’s team, and he tried so hard to keep up with the big boys!  I appreciate so much the patience his coaches showed him…I didn’t get a photo of it, but in last week’s game, one coach lifted him up so that he could get a fair shot at the net!  So cute, and he was so proud! 

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Posted by on December 16, 2006 in elijah, zeke

 

The Grinch!

14 Dec

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Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! Tonight we’re going to see Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas at The Children’s Theatre of Minnesota. Every year I dream of buying us season tickets, so this fall we splurged and got some. In October we saw The Big Friendly Giant (based on the book by Roald Dahl…he also wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) It was incredible, and the puppetry was beyond imagination!

I went with Elijah’s class recently for a backstage tour of The Children’s Theatre, and we were able to see the set of The Grinch being constructed, the costumes being sewn, and meet the director and some of the actors. Of course, that has added to all the excitement. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

 
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Posted by on December 14, 2006 in general

 

After A Brief Pitstop In Toronto…

13 Dec

…my mother arrived safely in Minneapolis this morning. She was to fly through Montreal, then Chicago, and arrive here last evening. But because of some inclement weather in Chicago yesterday, her connecting flight there was cancelled. But being the veteran traveler that she is, she was able to wrangle herself a flight into Toronto last night. My sister Jill, and her family, live just minutes from the airport, so she was able to spend the night there, and have a nice little visit. Lovely!

Oh, and she wants Darlene, Nancy, Tanya and Marc, Todd and Jill, and Angie (and you too, if you care) to know that her sinuses and ears didn’t bother her at all, like she thought they would.

 
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Posted by on December 13, 2006 in general

 
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