1 - made Cincinnati chili; saw Sophie at my parents' house; Andrew left for youth trip in Virginia; started reading Hiroshima
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| The little Sophie bear |
2 - started reading Bomb; fell off the stairs (hardwoods hurt); received 7 Christmas cards - one from Germany, the others were all forwarded from our old address; helped with Allied Churches of Alamance County's (ACAC) food pantry at the mall
3 - put away Christmas stuff; Andrew home around 3 PM
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| After I put away my Christmas decorations, I put out a few things |
4 -- cleaned blinds in sun room; talked to Samer via Skype for the first time since before Christmas; finished Bomb, Hiroshima, and started and finished Lincoln's Grave Robbers
5 -- morning walk in Graham; got more library books; started reading biography of Benedict Arnold outside in the glorious sunshine (chilly, and a bit breezy, but not bad in the sun); Zach home from the mountains
6 -- to Tanger with Zach; Will started Masters class with North Carolina State (online class)
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| After running around in the play area, we sat in the sun for a few minutes |
7 -- ACAC food pantry; colored My Little Pony pictures with Zach
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| Decorating the ginger train |
8 -- woke up to news about Paris terror attack (Charlie Hebo); 14 degrees when I woke up; did the candy train with Zach and Mama; took Zach to the Children's Museum for a short time before dropping him off at Steph's; Andrew had two top wisdom teeth pulled; started White Collar season 5
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| The train before it fell apart |
9 -- Yo Zone, Ross and Target with Andrew and Michael; put up coat hanger in entry way
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| Michael at Daniel's house on New Year's Eve |
10 -- received a Christmas card from a friend in Massachusetts (had our old address on it); to the train museum with Zach (met 7 year old Nick, had fun with other children); went to the park for 45 minutes (played with Sawyer, Nelson, and Josh)
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| Zach and his friend, Nick |
11 -- survived Harris Teeter (double coupons + Sunday = grocery shopping nightmare); Z rode his tricycle and I walked for about 45 minutes; more White Collar season 5; NC State defeated Duke in college basketball (Duke's first loss this year; Andrew happy)
12 -- played with both Sophie and Zach; decorated a Gingerbread man with Zach and Mama
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| Sophie and the doll she got for Christmas |
Lovely pics and adorable kids. Activities with kids is the best, ever!
ReplyDeleteI cannot say which one is my fav! Maybe the first one. scary Sophie bear is just outta this world :)
Glad to hear you will blog more. I which bloggers write more, as they used to couple of years ago.
ReplyDeleteYour niece is so cute!
I am spending lots of time with my 6 months nephew. It is the best.
I like this. :-) The new decor you set out is pretty. And I can't believe how big the kids are getting. Especially Michael. He almost looks like a man.
ReplyDeleteHaitham, thanks for your kind words. :) It's always great to read your comments. I hope you are doing well these days!
ReplyDeleteJaraad, awww glad you are able to spend time with your little nephew. I'm sure he loves his uncle. :) I want to see more from my favorite bloggers this year so get started! ;)
Niki, thank you! I was glad I was able to include the box I bought in Damascus. Can you believe this month marks 6 years since we went there? Michael will be 13 next month. Ah!