Month: December 2005

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Family

Christmas

Christmas is over but we had a wonderful time this holiday season. As MDF is getting older she’s able to enjoy it more and more.

This year we followed advent with a calendar and candles. At supper CDF would light the advent candles on the dining room table and then at bedtime we’d let MDF open the window on the calendar for that day. We also made sure we read the Christmas story to her.

We aren’t “doing Santa” in that we’re not leading her to believe that Santa brings her presents, but I am (we are) trying to keep it a neutral “story” so she doesn’t “spoil” it for other kids who’s parents like to “pretend.” She has been asked if Santa brought her any toys, and she told us that Santa could come over and play with her new toys. It’s hard to know how to respond to that.

We spent Christmas Eve over at my parents house and then came back to Wilmington for the Christmas Eve service at Emmanuel. Then Sunday we went up to CDF’s parents’ house. Unfortunately I think we over-did things for MDF and wore her out. It took her at least two days to recover.

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By Christmas afternoon MDF was tired.
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Categories
Daughters

Leaves

Yesterday we were doing yard work again. I had plenty of time to debate this in my head (as I raked): even though we have to rake leaves, I still prefer having trees. We never had to do this much before, 5145 Richlands Hwy., 153 Brown Road, and 2714 Valor Dr. never had any trees to drop leaves — which is one of the reasons we bought this house.

MDF played in the yard as CDF and I raked. After I had gotten a number of big piles of leaves raked together she started running to them and “jumping” in the leaves — actually just sitting down — “plop” — in the pile. But she had fun.

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Sitting in a Pile
Categories
Wife

New Look

CDF ordered some new glasses online last week and we got them yesterday. At first she wasn’t so sure she liked them, but as the afternoon progressed, she started to warm up to them.

She picked out a more trendy style (as opposed to her others which are more of a “classic” style), and they might just be a tad to big. But they do look good on her.

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Christmas glasses
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Around the House

Breakfast Special

On the weekend I’ll often cook pancakes or waffles for breakfast — sort of as a Dad’s Special Breakfast kind of thing. Sometimes MDF wakes up early enough to help me. The picture below was actually taken back in August, and since it’s gotten colder she has been sleeping later, so I don’t see her until the pancakes are almost done and it’s time to eat.

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Helping Dad make pancakes
(and wearing one of her favorite night gowns)