Think Snow!- November 4, 2005 Having been a ski bum for two seasons, saying I love to ski is an understatement. As winter approaches I once again am growing itchy to spend some time on the mountain. Unfortunately, equipment woes have recently plagued me. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the interface between my anatomy and the equipment has plagued me. The last two pairs of ski boots that I have owned end up rubbing my shins raw at the top of the cuff after only a day of skiing, admittedly aggressive skiing,...http://ktj.blogspot.com/2005/11/think-snow.html Arabest- November 4, 2005 LuLu has been obsessed lately with "boo-lay" or ballet. I have been taking her to a Parent and Me Dance class at our gym. At first she didn't want to go because it wasn't ballet. Finally, I convinced her to give it a try saying that while it wasn't all ballet, they may do some ballet. Last night at dinner M asked her what she had done at dance class that day. Struggling ever so slightly at the end, LuLu replies, "I did a arabest." I had been struggling for most of the day to remember the word,..http://ktj.blogspot.com/2005/11/arabest.html Happy Halloween!- November 4, 2005 Happy Halloween from Zorro and our resident Flower! This year we made the kids costumes. I spent the Friday night and Saturday before Halloween in front of the sewing machine. I sewed Zorro's cape and belt and the flower's dress all without a pattern. So a few things got a little frustrating and several seams needed to be ripped out and re-sewn. But in the end the effort was worth it. We also made LuLu's flower collars, which was no-sew, but time consuming nonetheless. The kids had a great...http://ktj.blogspot.com/2005/11/happy-halloween.html Happy Birthday Four!- November 4, 2005 As I mentioned in an earlier post, Four recently turned five. In an e-mail sharing pictures with family I wrote the following:We just got home from Four's birthday celebration at school. He was beaming the whole time. On the one hand, he wasis so grown-up (most of the time) that I can't believe he's only five. On the other hand, it seems like he was born just only yesterday, and I can't believe five years has flown by.I've been wrestling with whether to continue refer to the boy as Four or to...http://ktj.blogspot.com/2005/11/happy-birthday-four.html |