Yay, it's going to snow! Woohoo!!! I can't remember a time since I've lived in the US that it snowed substantially this early in the season. And just right to get us into the Christmas spirit too!
I've been so busy, I've just been wiped out every evening and haven't been good about updating my blog. On Saturday, I went to Target after my workout and suddenly I felt so tired I just couldn't go on. So I went home and took a nap, because that night we had dinner at our friends' house. That dinner was a lot of fun, they have kids the same sexes and ages as ours and they had prepared cardboard and paper houses for the kids to decorate with cookies and candy. They loved doing it! And it was interesting to see the differences in the age groups. The oldest girls finished the whole thing, but the younger children did parts and then lost interest.
On Sunday, Katja and I went shopping, as she has lost some weight and needed new jeans. I also found shoes to wear with my rhinestone pants, so the outfit for the Christmas party is complete now.
Monday I designated to put up the Christmas lights outside and rake the leaves, as the weather was predicted to become very cold the rest of the week. And right they were! It's been downright frigid!
Yesterday Katja had an orthodontist appointment and was told, that as long as she would wear rubber bands diligently, her braces can come off next month! The problem is, she hates those rubber bands :(.
After that we went to the mall and got our "angels" from the Salvation Army tree. Each child chooses an angel their age and on the weekend we'll go shopping for them. I find it a nice way to make the kids think of someone else during this season of receiving for them.
Today, Christine and I shopped and I went to Michael's this morning. I also went early yesterday, before the bible study. and got materials to make my "Rudolph" door hangers. They couldn't be easier to make: get a pine broom, separate the top in half and hold together with a small red bow, for the "ears", then glue on large plastic eyes and a large red pompom for his nose. Tie a bow around the stem and hang on the door. They look very cute (we have double doors).
This afternoon I filled velours stockings with stuffed animal filling and sewed the top shut, for pillows in our family room, the kids love them!
Tomorrow, if it is a snow day, we'll be putting together a gingerbread house and a miniature tree. I so love doing crafts with the kids this season!
And during this season, it's especially important to remember all the things we have to be grateful for, so I'm starting my 5 things that made me happy again:
1. Having Saskia tell me the story of Hanukkah in detail, as she's learned it in school and showing such interest in other cultures and religions.
2. Doing fun holiday stuff with the kids and seeing how they're really appreciating the traditions. When we were driving at dark the other night, they asked if we could look at lights and play "I spy", as "always". I try to incorporate lots of traditions in our lives, because I think those are the things that they'll remember into adulthood, not how many gifts they got.
3. Having Katja cherish lying in bed with me in the early morning before school so much, that she was almost excited about Rick being out of town yesterday.
4. Watching scientific programs with Kai and discussing them together afterwards.
5. Getting a drawing from Saskia with 4 little hearts with the words "I love you Mom and Dad" written in them!
Wednesday, December 04, 2002
Yay, it's going to snow! Woohoo!!! I can't remember a time since I've lived in the US that it snowed substantially this early in the season. And just right to get us into the Christmas spirit too!
I've been so busy, I've just been wiped out every evening and haven't been good about updating my blog. On Saturday, I went to Target after my workout and suddenly I felt so tired I just couldn't go on. So I went home and took a nap, because that night we had dinner at our friends' house. That dinner was a lot of fun, they have kids the same sexes and ages as ours and they had prepared cardboard and paper houses for the kids to decorate with cookies and candy. They loved doing it! And it was interesting to see the differences in the age groups. The oldest girls finished the whole thing, but the younger children did parts and then lost interest.
On Sunday, Katja and I went shopping, as she has lost some weight and needed new jeans. I also found shoes to wear with my rhinestone pants, so the outfit for the Christmas party is complete now.
Monday I designated to put up the Christmas lights outside and rake the leaves, as the weather was predicted to become very cold the rest of the week. And right they were! It's been downright frigid!
Yesterday Katja had an orthodontist appointment and was told, that as long as she would wear rubber bands diligently, her braces can come off next month! The problem is, she hates those rubber bands :(.
After that we went to the mall and got our "angels" from the Salvation Army tree. Each child chooses an angel their age and on the weekend we'll go shopping for them. I find it a nice way to make the kids think of someone else during this season of receiving for them.
Today, Christine and I shopped and I went to Michael's this morning. I also went early yesterday, before the bible study. and got materials to make my "Rudolph" door hangers. They couldn't be easier to make: get a pine broom, separate the top in half and hold together with a small red bow, for the "ears", then glue on large plastic eyes and a large red pompom for his nose. Tie a bow around the stem and hang on the door. They look very cute (we have double doors).
This afternoon I filled velours stockings with stuffed animal filling and sewed the top shut, for pillows in our family room, the kids love them!
Tomorrow, if it is a snow day, we'll be putting together a gingerbread house and a miniature tree. I so love doing crafts with the kids this season!
And during this season, it's especially important to remember all the things we have to be grateful for, so I'm starting my 5 things that made me happy again:
1. Having Saskia tell me the story of Hanukkah in detail, as she's learned it in school and showing such interest in other cultures and religions.
2. Doing fun holiday stuff with the kids and seeing how they're really appreciating the traditions. When we were driving at dark the other night, they asked if we could look at lights and play "I spy", as "always". I try to incorporate lots of traditions in our lives, because I think those are the things that they'll remember into adulthood, not how many gifts they got.
3. Having Katja cherish lying in bed with me in the early morning before school so much, that she was almost excited about Rick being out of town yesterday.
4. Watching scientific programs with Kai and discussing them together afterwards.
5. Getting a drawing from Saskia with 4 little hearts with the words "I love you Mom and Dad" written in them!
I've been so busy, I've just been wiped out every evening and haven't been good about updating my blog. On Saturday, I went to Target after my workout and suddenly I felt so tired I just couldn't go on. So I went home and took a nap, because that night we had dinner at our friends' house. That dinner was a lot of fun, they have kids the same sexes and ages as ours and they had prepared cardboard and paper houses for the kids to decorate with cookies and candy. They loved doing it! And it was interesting to see the differences in the age groups. The oldest girls finished the whole thing, but the younger children did parts and then lost interest.
On Sunday, Katja and I went shopping, as she has lost some weight and needed new jeans. I also found shoes to wear with my rhinestone pants, so the outfit for the Christmas party is complete now.
Monday I designated to put up the Christmas lights outside and rake the leaves, as the weather was predicted to become very cold the rest of the week. And right they were! It's been downright frigid!
Yesterday Katja had an orthodontist appointment and was told, that as long as she would wear rubber bands diligently, her braces can come off next month! The problem is, she hates those rubber bands :(.
After that we went to the mall and got our "angels" from the Salvation Army tree. Each child chooses an angel their age and on the weekend we'll go shopping for them. I find it a nice way to make the kids think of someone else during this season of receiving for them.
Today, Christine and I shopped and I went to Michael's this morning. I also went early yesterday, before the bible study. and got materials to make my "Rudolph" door hangers. They couldn't be easier to make: get a pine broom, separate the top in half and hold together with a small red bow, for the "ears", then glue on large plastic eyes and a large red pompom for his nose. Tie a bow around the stem and hang on the door. They look very cute (we have double doors).
This afternoon I filled velours stockings with stuffed animal filling and sewed the top shut, for pillows in our family room, the kids love them!
Tomorrow, if it is a snow day, we'll be putting together a gingerbread house and a miniature tree. I so love doing crafts with the kids this season!
And during this season, it's especially important to remember all the things we have to be grateful for, so I'm starting my 5 things that made me happy again:
1. Having Saskia tell me the story of Hanukkah in detail, as she's learned it in school and showing such interest in other cultures and religions.
2. Doing fun holiday stuff with the kids and seeing how they're really appreciating the traditions. When we were driving at dark the other night, they asked if we could look at lights and play "I spy", as "always". I try to incorporate lots of traditions in our lives, because I think those are the things that they'll remember into adulthood, not how many gifts they got.
3. Having Katja cherish lying in bed with me in the early morning before school so much, that she was almost excited about Rick being out of town yesterday.
4. Watching scientific programs with Kai and discussing them together afterwards.
5. Getting a drawing from Saskia with 4 little hearts with the words "I love you Mom and Dad" written in them!
Yay, it's going to snow! Woohoo!!! I can't remember a time since I've lived in the US that it snowed substantially this early in the season. And just right to get us into the Christmas spirit too!
I've been so busy, I've just been wiped out every evening and haven't been good about updating my blog. On Saturday, I went to Target after my workout and suddenly I felt so tired I just couldn't go on. So I went home and took a nap, because that night we had dinner at our friends' house. That dinner was a lot of fun, they have kids the same sexes and ages as ours and they had prepared cardboard and paper houses for the kids to decorate with cookies and candy. They loved doing it! And it was interesting to see the differences in the age groups. The oldest girls finished the whole thing, but the younger children did parts and then lost interest.
On Sunday, Katja and I went shopping, as she has lost some weight and needed new jeans. I also found shoes to wear with my rhinestone pants, so the outfit for the Christmas party is complete now.
Monday I designated to put up the Christmas lights outside and rake the leaves, as the weather was predicted to become very cold the rest of the week. And right they were! It's been downright frigid!
Yesterday Katja had an orthodontist appointment and was told, that as long as she would wear rubber bands diligently, her braces can come off next month! The problem is, she hates those rubber bands :(.
After that we went to the mall and got our "angels" from the Salvation Army tree. Each child chooses an angel their age and on the weekend we'll go shopping for them. I find it a nice way to make the kids think of someone else during this season of receiving for them.
Today, Christine and I shopped and I went to Michael's this morning. I also went early yesterday, before the bible study. and got materials to make my "Rudolph" door hangers. They couldn't be easier to make: get a pine broom, separate the top in half and hold together with a small red bow, for the "ears", then glue on large plastic eyes and a large red pompom for his nose. Tie a bow around the stem and hang on the door. They look very cute (we have double doors).
This afternoon I filled velours stockings with stuffed animal filling and sewed the top shut, for pillows in our family room, the kids love them!
Tomorrow, if it is a snow day, we'll be putting together a gingerbread house and a miniature tree. I so love doing crafts with the kids this season!
And during this season, it's especially important to remember all the things we have to be grateful for, so I'm starting my 5 things that made me happy again:
1. Having Saskia tell me the story of Hanukkah in detail, as she's learned it in school and showing such interest in other cultures and religions.
2. Doing fun holiday stuff with the kids and seeing how they're really appreciating the traditions. When we were driving at dark the other night, they asked if we could look at lights and play "I spy", as "always". I try to incorporate lots of traditions in our lives, because I think those are the things that they'll remember into adulthood, not how many gifts they got.
3. Having Katja cherish lying in bed with me in the early morning before school so much, that she was almost excited about Rick being out of town yesterday.
4. Watching scientific programs with Kai and discussing them together afterwards.
5. Getting a drawing from Saskia with 4 little hearts with the words "I love you Mom and Dad" written in them!
I've been so busy, I've just been wiped out every evening and haven't been good about updating my blog. On Saturday, I went to Target after my workout and suddenly I felt so tired I just couldn't go on. So I went home and took a nap, because that night we had dinner at our friends' house. That dinner was a lot of fun, they have kids the same sexes and ages as ours and they had prepared cardboard and paper houses for the kids to decorate with cookies and candy. They loved doing it! And it was interesting to see the differences in the age groups. The oldest girls finished the whole thing, but the younger children did parts and then lost interest.
On Sunday, Katja and I went shopping, as she has lost some weight and needed new jeans. I also found shoes to wear with my rhinestone pants, so the outfit for the Christmas party is complete now.
Monday I designated to put up the Christmas lights outside and rake the leaves, as the weather was predicted to become very cold the rest of the week. And right they were! It's been downright frigid!
Yesterday Katja had an orthodontist appointment and was told, that as long as she would wear rubber bands diligently, her braces can come off next month! The problem is, she hates those rubber bands :(.
After that we went to the mall and got our "angels" from the Salvation Army tree. Each child chooses an angel their age and on the weekend we'll go shopping for them. I find it a nice way to make the kids think of someone else during this season of receiving for them.
Today, Christine and I shopped and I went to Michael's this morning. I also went early yesterday, before the bible study. and got materials to make my "Rudolph" door hangers. They couldn't be easier to make: get a pine broom, separate the top in half and hold together with a small red bow, for the "ears", then glue on large plastic eyes and a large red pompom for his nose. Tie a bow around the stem and hang on the door. They look very cute (we have double doors).
This afternoon I filled velours stockings with stuffed animal filling and sewed the top shut, for pillows in our family room, the kids love them!
Tomorrow, if it is a snow day, we'll be putting together a gingerbread house and a miniature tree. I so love doing crafts with the kids this season!
And during this season, it's especially important to remember all the things we have to be grateful for, so I'm starting my 5 things that made me happy again:
1. Having Saskia tell me the story of Hanukkah in detail, as she's learned it in school and showing such interest in other cultures and religions.
2. Doing fun holiday stuff with the kids and seeing how they're really appreciating the traditions. When we were driving at dark the other night, they asked if we could look at lights and play "I spy", as "always". I try to incorporate lots of traditions in our lives, because I think those are the things that they'll remember into adulthood, not how many gifts they got.
3. Having Katja cherish lying in bed with me in the early morning before school so much, that she was almost excited about Rick being out of town yesterday.
4. Watching scientific programs with Kai and discussing them together afterwards.
5. Getting a drawing from Saskia with 4 little hearts with the words "I love you Mom and Dad" written in them!
Yay, it's going to snow! Woohoo!!! I can't remember a time since I've lived in the US that it snowed substantially this early in the season. And just right to get us into the Christmas spirit too!
I've been so busy, I've just been wiped out every evening and haven't been good about updating my blog. On Saturday, I went to Target after my workout and suddenly I felt so tired I just couldn't go on. So I went home and took a nap, because that night we had dinner at our friends' house. That dinner was a lot of fun, they have kids the same sexes and ages as ours and they had prepared cardboard and paper houses for the kids to decorate with cookies and candy. They loved doing it! And it was interesting to see the differences in the age groups. The oldest girls finished the whole thing, but the younger children did parts and then lost interest.
On Sunday, Katja and I went shopping, as she has lost some weight and needed new jeans. I also found shoes to wear with my rhinestone pants, so the outfit for the Christmas party is complete now.
Monday I designated to put up the Christmas lights outside and rake the leaves, as the weather was predicted to become very cold the rest of the week. And right they were! It's been downright frigid!
Yesterday Katja had an orthodontist appointment and was told, that as long as she would wear rubber bands diligently, her braces can come off next month! The problem is, she hates those rubber bands :(.
After that we went to the mall and got our "angels" from the Salvation Army tree. Each child chooses an angel their age and on the weekend we'll go shopping for them. I find it a nice way to make the kids think of someone else during this season of receiving for them.
Today, Christine and I shopped and I went to Michael's this morning. I also went early yesterday, before the bible study. and got materials to make my "Rudolph" door hangers. They couldn't be easier to make: get a pine broom, separate the top in half and hold together with a small red bow, for the "ears", then glue on large plastic eyes and a large red pompom for his nose. Tie a bow around the stem and hang on the door. They look very cute (we have double doors).
This afternoon I filled velours stockings with stuffed animal filling and sewed the top shut, for pillows in our family room, the kids love them!
Tomorrow, if it is a snow day, we'll be putting together a gingerbread house and a miniature tree. I so love doing crafts with the kids this season!
And during this season, it's especially important to remember all the things we have to be grateful for, so I'm starting my 5 things that made me happy again:
1. Having Saskia tell me the story of Hanukkah in detail, as she's learned it in school and showing such interest in other cultures and religions.
2. Doing fun holiday stuff with the kids and seeing how they're really appreciating the traditions. When we were driving at dark the other night, they asked if we could look at lights and play "I spy", as "always". I try to incorporate lots of traditions in our lives, because I think those are the things that they'll remember into adulthood, not how many gifts they got.
3. Having Katja cherish lying in bed with me in the early morning before school so much, that she was almost excited about Rick being out of town yesterday.
4. Watching scientific programs with Kai and discussing them together afterwards.
5. Getting a drawing from Saskia with 4 little hearts with the words "I love you Mom and Dad" written in them!
I've been so busy, I've just been wiped out every evening and haven't been good about updating my blog. On Saturday, I went to Target after my workout and suddenly I felt so tired I just couldn't go on. So I went home and took a nap, because that night we had dinner at our friends' house. That dinner was a lot of fun, they have kids the same sexes and ages as ours and they had prepared cardboard and paper houses for the kids to decorate with cookies and candy. They loved doing it! And it was interesting to see the differences in the age groups. The oldest girls finished the whole thing, but the younger children did parts and then lost interest.
On Sunday, Katja and I went shopping, as she has lost some weight and needed new jeans. I also found shoes to wear with my rhinestone pants, so the outfit for the Christmas party is complete now.
Monday I designated to put up the Christmas lights outside and rake the leaves, as the weather was predicted to become very cold the rest of the week. And right they were! It's been downright frigid!
Yesterday Katja had an orthodontist appointment and was told, that as long as she would wear rubber bands diligently, her braces can come off next month! The problem is, she hates those rubber bands :(.
After that we went to the mall and got our "angels" from the Salvation Army tree. Each child chooses an angel their age and on the weekend we'll go shopping for them. I find it a nice way to make the kids think of someone else during this season of receiving for them.
Today, Christine and I shopped and I went to Michael's this morning. I also went early yesterday, before the bible study. and got materials to make my "Rudolph" door hangers. They couldn't be easier to make: get a pine broom, separate the top in half and hold together with a small red bow, for the "ears", then glue on large plastic eyes and a large red pompom for his nose. Tie a bow around the stem and hang on the door. They look very cute (we have double doors).
This afternoon I filled velours stockings with stuffed animal filling and sewed the top shut, for pillows in our family room, the kids love them!
Tomorrow, if it is a snow day, we'll be putting together a gingerbread house and a miniature tree. I so love doing crafts with the kids this season!
And during this season, it's especially important to remember all the things we have to be grateful for, so I'm starting my 5 things that made me happy again:
1. Having Saskia tell me the story of Hanukkah in detail, as she's learned it in school and showing such interest in other cultures and religions.
2. Doing fun holiday stuff with the kids and seeing how they're really appreciating the traditions. When we were driving at dark the other night, they asked if we could look at lights and play "I spy", as "always". I try to incorporate lots of traditions in our lives, because I think those are the things that they'll remember into adulthood, not how many gifts they got.
3. Having Katja cherish lying in bed with me in the early morning before school so much, that she was almost excited about Rick being out of town yesterday.
4. Watching scientific programs with Kai and discussing them together afterwards.
5. Getting a drawing from Saskia with 4 little hearts with the words "I love you Mom and Dad" written in them!
