Friday, April 8, 2011
Orange Belts!
M and M were promoted last night after testing for their orange belts last weekend. They were very excited. Now I need to test for my yellow belt. We are really having fun participating in TKD together. Now we just have to get Mark to do it, too!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Head Gear!
She said it was OK for me to take a picture, so here 'tis. Phase I of tooth repositioning. She only has to wear it at night or at home. The braces come later.
She said it was OK for me to take a picture, so here 'tis. Phase I of tooth repositioning.
She said it was OK for me to take a picture, so here 'tis. Phase I of tooth repositioning.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Europa....
Well, ya'll, it was fun. Food was eaten (fish & chips, Indian, Ethiopian, crepes, pastries; in the UK, much beer and coffee; in France, much wine and coffee); a large portion of London and Paris were covered by foot, bus, and train; sights were well seen. Really, there are too many details for a blog posting. Some highlights:
St. James Park in London. I caught the changing of the guard at Buckingham by chance. (The Eye in the background...)
Guarding the Queen's jewels at the Tower of London. M4 had made us a most awesome going-away card with drawings of various landmarks. I tried to snap a photo with his drawing when I could.
Tower Bridge, of course.
No caption necessary. This is really something everyone should see in person in their lifetime. Not to mention the Notre Dame cathedral. I could have taken pictures there all day! The gargoyles!! One and a half days was not enough in Paris, but thanks to our fabulous hosts, David and Astrid, we saw a whole heckuva lot!!
The first day in London, Mark had gotten me a surprise: an Italian cooking course at La Cucina Caldesi!! It was such a fantastic time...everyone else was from the UK, so I got to meet some great people instead of otherwise wandering around solo. Our instructors, Stefano Borella and Katie Caldesi were relaxed, fun, and of course, informative! We ate and drank all day long (favorite pasttime); I got to hear Italian (next on the language list?); I was sufficiently inspired to come home and make homemade ravioli tout de suite (with a little help from M4)!
Other highlights:
St. James Park in London. I caught the changing of the guard at Buckingham by chance. (The Eye in the background...)
Guarding the Queen's jewels at the Tower of London. M4 had made us a most awesome going-away card with drawings of various landmarks. I tried to snap a photo with his drawing when I could.
Tower Bridge, of course.
No caption necessary. This is really something everyone should see in person in their lifetime. Not to mention the Notre Dame cathedral. I could have taken pictures there all day! The gargoyles!! One and a half days was not enough in Paris, but thanks to our fabulous hosts, David and Astrid, we saw a whole heckuva lot!!The first day in London, Mark had gotten me a surprise: an Italian cooking course at La Cucina Caldesi!! It was such a fantastic time...everyone else was from the UK, so I got to meet some great people instead of otherwise wandering around solo. Our instructors, Stefano Borella and Katie Caldesi were relaxed, fun, and of course, informative! We ate and drank all day long (favorite pasttime); I got to hear Italian (next on the language list?); I was sufficiently inspired to come home and make homemade ravioli tout de suite (with a little help from M4)!
Other highlights:
- champagne tea at the Wolseley
- the Tate Modern
- Borough Market
- National Portrait Gallery
- the C2
- La Grande Epicerie
- the Marais
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Off to Europe!
Looking forward to our European vacation in two days! Well, vacation for me; not so much for Mark, who will be working part of the time.
At the moment, I am feeling slightly spacey and frantic regarding exactly what I need to do to prepare. (Perhaps made that way by teaching my 9th class of the week tonight due to Jenny being away. She reciprocates for me next week...thank you so much, Jenny!!) Pack, for one thing. Clean the house, so my mom is not horrified. Uh....what else? Maybe nothing, really. It's London and Paris, not the outback. And we'll be staying with friends.
Why I am writing this? To make a list maybe?! To let you know why I won't be writing anything here for a while? To express my sudden realization that we'll be leaving the kids behind, leaving me both sad and thrilled? To also express my deepest fear of something happening as we travel? (I can go to worst case scenario so easily.)
OK, deep breath. Au revoir! I'll report in a couple weeks!
At the moment, I am feeling slightly spacey and frantic regarding exactly what I need to do to prepare. (Perhaps made that way by teaching my 9th class of the week tonight due to Jenny being away. She reciprocates for me next week...thank you so much, Jenny!!) Pack, for one thing. Clean the house, so my mom is not horrified. Uh....what else? Maybe nothing, really. It's London and Paris, not the outback. And we'll be staying with friends.
Why I am writing this? To make a list maybe?! To let you know why I won't be writing anything here for a while? To express my sudden realization that we'll be leaving the kids behind, leaving me both sad and thrilled? To also express my deepest fear of something happening as we travel? (I can go to worst case scenario so easily.)
OK, deep breath. Au revoir! I'll report in a couple weeks!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Happy Birthday!!
To our hard-working, cake-making, fire-building, sleep-reading, playhouse-building dad! One lemon chiffon pie, hopefully coming up!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
TKD pics
Grandma and Grandpa visited this weekend, and Grandma took some pics of us at tae kwon do. I broke my second board, and she got some great shots of the kids sailing through the air!
M3 working on breaking with a flying side kick.
M4 working on the same.
My feet planted firmly on the ground at this point. Good timing, Mom!
It's fun to do it together. The kids are ahead of me, so they can teach me the forms and help me. It's nice to turn the tables that way.
M3 working on breaking with a flying side kick.
M4 working on the same.
My feet planted firmly on the ground at this point. Good timing, Mom!
It's fun to do it together. The kids are ahead of me, so they can teach me the forms and help me. It's nice to turn the tables that way.
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