Sunday, December 31, 2006
2006 has been a pretty happy and successful year for us. Liam has changed momre in the last year than I would have thought possible. Back in March, I was bemoaning the fact that he was barely talking; now, I can’t get a word in and he WON”T STOP. We’ve investigated a [...]
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Well, we’re more than a week into not eating animal products. Not as big a change as I expected. I will always miss the dairy I think, as dairy products are so varied and pervasive. I read somewhere that just over half of the daily caloric intake of Americans is from dairy [...]
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Well, we’re more than a week into not eating animal products. Not as big a change as I expected. I will always miss the dairy I think, as dairy products are so varied and pervasive. I read somewhere that just over half of the daily caloric intake of Americans is from dairy products. That’s a [...]
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Liam thinks Christmas should be every day!! Today he said to me, “I know, let’s do Christmas again!” He woke up yesterday at 6:15 and quickly remembered the plan of action for the day. Jesse and I stumbled out of bed and we all went downstairs to find that Père Noël had [...]
Friday, December 22, 2006
Here in our alternate universe, tonight is Christmas Eve. We’ve done some spur of the moment, last minute shopping; we’ve done some preliminary baking. After visiting with friends this evening, Liam set out a snack for Père Noël: boiled peanuts and beer. We figured Père Noël would be sick of cookies and [...]
Thursday, December 21, 2006
In honor of the festive holiday season, I have learned how to change the color of my text. Note the red of these words. See? I’m festive. And Christmas-y! Gramma and Grampa M, your package arrived safely this Tuesday. After wrapping the gifts, I’m pretty sure Liam will absolutely love [...]
Thursday, December 21, 2006
That’s what I’d like to call us now. The word “vegan” generally brings up images of what I call “nutcases” and “animal rights freaks”, among other things I won’t print here. But, as it turns out, I am about halfway through the book, The China Study. Which irrefutably tells me we humans [...]
Thursday, December 21, 2006
That’s what I’d like to call us now. The word “vegan” generally brings up images of what I call “nutcases” and “animal rights freaks”, among other things I won’t print here. But, as it turns out, I am about halfway through the book, The China Study. Which irrefutably tells me we humans have no business [...]
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Saturday was Liam’s first ever Christmas pageant. Here are a few shots from the momentous day.
This has nothing to do with the Christmas pageant. Liam just decided in the morning that Bear needed to wear a diaper before he could lie down on the floor and “sleep” with him. He explained to [...]
Thursday, December 7, 2006
December 6th is St. Nicholas Day here in Belgium, and throughout most of Europe. St. Nicholos is NOT synonymous with Santa Claus, as you might expect. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children, and comes to visit all children on his saint’s day. The actual tale of how he became the [...]