Month: April 2010
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Third Place!
Annika goes back and forth on football – one day it is in favor, the next out of favor. Right now, we’re in an “in favor” phase, and she is really enjoying practicies. Of course, now that the temps are above freezing, I can see that outdoor practice is more attractive. She had her first…
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A Picture I Couldn’t Get…
After a day of skiing, we were relaxing… me with a book, Annika hanging out in her room, and Christopher playing outside (David and Benjamin were off swimming). I looked out and Christopher was there – in his long underwear, rain boots, mittens and sunglasses, wielding a pair of kitchen tongs, and having the time…
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Facebook Faux Pas
Annika borrowed my computer today to go on Facebook – and started exchanging comments with a friend from her class. Turns out this friend is moving, and leaving the school. So she started messaging him – “Are you glad to go?” to which he responded (surprisingly) yes. “So you won’t miss us” she replied, “So…
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Newsflash – Grapes are Good!
Yes, after 6 years, Christopher has finally eaten a grape. A GREEN grape. And he LIKED it – will wonders never cease? My child, who refuses anything green, for whom a green pea is a personal insult, who has never wondered why his siblings are fighting it out for the last cucumber slice, who must…
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A Fort Day
Kramsnö is Swedish for “hugging snow” – the stuff that sticks together. Since it is so late in the season, the snow was perfect for snow forts. We had an igloo maker – a mold to make bricks for igloos – that we had never tried, so Benjamin and I gave it a shot. Pretty…