So, it’s been a busy summer and fall and I’m just getting around to posting about our vacation to the Washington, DC area this past April. As usual, I’m keeping the posts in chronological order so I’ll update this page over the next few days with links as I add posts from the vacation:
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Archive of entries posted on December 2009
Historical Revisionism
Emily’s Birthday
Emily turned 14 this month. It’s interesting how you approach birthday parties as you get older. Where Emily used to want presents like Barbie dolls, she now wants presents like gift cards and money and cellphones. Gift cards are in the realm of possibilities but cellphones are not. I know, I [...]
Holiday Lights
I finished up the semester in early December. What better way to enjoy the elation of starting winter break than to take your family on the annual trip downtown to view the Christmas lights on Temple Square?
Of course, we have to ride the train – even though it’s much more cost-effective to drive [...]
Anne’s art for our Christmas Letter
This year I asked Anne to draw me a picture I could put on our Family Christmas letter. She asked me, “what should I draw mom?” and I told her to come up with something that made you think of the Christmas season. This is what she came up with.
In our Christmas letter [...]