Nov. 11, 2007 - Post from a few weeks ago
My Children--Entertainers and Computer Geeks
I really like to walk outside, but last night I got on the treadmill since it was dark and cold out. I found some 80’s dance hits in the cd player, but the treadmill is so boring! I called for some entertainment and motivation and soon all three kids were dancing their silliest dances. They were exercising, too and the time just flew right by. After going through all their usual-- disco, the robot, the old man, the macerena, etc, Peace said “Call out household objects and we’ll make up dances for them. I was laughing so hard as they invented “the fork, the light bulb, the baby, the thermostat and so on. Maybe laughter isn’t just the best medicine, it’s the best workout, too.
You know your kids are pretty into technology when at a young age they said things like:
Could you please pause the book?
Here’s where we log off the freeway.
I love computers-I get this little spark in my hand when I start to use the mouse.
Yesterday, as Gabriel and I were driving by some really red trees, he said, “Those trees look so pasted in, the lighting is all wrong and it looks like someone messed up the contrast” (someone like God?) The trees really did look unreal, but I thought it was funny how he viewed that.
We made a rhubarb-apple crisp. I hadn’t had rhubarb in years and I forgot how much I love it. Where I lived in Canada, it just grew everywhere and I have many memories of contests and dares to see who could take the biggest bites of raw rhubarb—So sour—but wonderful with apples and cinnamon and sugar. This is the baking season and so far we made cinnamon rolls, zucchini bread, and healthy cookies. I want to make gingerbread and something pumpkin soon.
It’s been a long couple weeks with Scott gone. He will be back and forth over the next week, so we will enjoy the time we have. We have our all-day orientation coming up to start the adoption process, as well as a house warming party.Comments
Nov. 25, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Rebeca
I would love to see your kids dance like that! You have such a fun family. We miss you!
Love,
Beca
